Canadian green and resilient construction technology co-innovation mission to the Eureka Global Innovation Summit in Türkiye – June 10 to 14, 2024

1. Application deadlines

• Deadline to register: April 9, 2024
• Deadline to submit expression of interest: April 15, 2024
• Result notification: April 26, 2024

2. Mission objective

To connect international innovators with Canadian businesses working to develop and integrate green and resilient construction technologies in industrial products and processes, leading to future economic benefits and a more sustainable future. Collaborative projects will be able to access the Eureka network process, a proven international public funding platform of which both Canada and Türkiye are members, along with 45 other economies.

3. Sectors of focus

• Green and resilient construction technologies

4. Canadian delegation profile

To participate in this initiative, Canadian participants should meet the following requirements:

• Be an incorporated, profit‑oriented small and medium‑sized enterprise in Canada
• Have 500 or fewer full‑time equivalent employees
• Have a differentiated and protectable technology that could become competitive in global markets
• Have sufficient working capital and resources to undertake a multi‑year R&D collaboration and commercialize the results
• Be committed to significant growth through international market expansion

Preference may be given to SME applicants who:

• have a minimum of 10 full‑time equivalent employees
• have commercialized 1 or more products domestically or internationally
• have greater than $500,000 CAD in annual revenue

Note: Canadian small and medium‑sized enterprise applicants must be eligible for funding as NRC IRAP clients before they can be considered for funding through this partnering mission. For more information on NRC IRAP eligibility and becoming an NRC IRAP client, please call NRC IRAP at 1‑877‑994‑4727.

5. Eureka

Eureka is an international network for market‑driven industrial co‑innovation that includes over 45 economies from Europe, Türkiye, Israel, South Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Chile, Argentina and Canada. Through Canada's associate membership in Eureka, Canadian innovators have an advantage in accessing technology, expertise and markets in Europe and beyond. The NRC is the Canadian contact point for Eureka. Projects may be partly funded through national public and private funding mechanisms, including NRC IRAP for Canadian small and medium‑sized enterprises.

6. Canada at the Eureka Global Innovation Summit

The Eureka Global Innovation Summit is an annual networking event that showcases the Eureka network and provides opportunities for companies to initiate collaborative projects with companies from Europe and beyond.

The theme of this year's Global Innovation Summit is expected to focus on "Bridging Green Innovation with Digitalization." The event will include insights on business and technology developments within related industries, keynote and business case presentations, support for B2B matchmaking and meetings, an exhibition with examples of past co‑innovation projects, views on the future outlook of European co‑innovation programs and information sessions about Eureka funding instruments. More than 1,500 participants from Europe and beyond are expected to attend the Eureka Global Innovation Summit.

Preliminary (draft) mission agenda

Monday June 10 to Wednesday June 12, 2024

• Canadian mission information session and networking reception
• Site visits to Turkish organizations
• Company pitches
• Networking sessions with Turkish companies, industry associations and research institutions
• B2B meetings

Thursday June 13 to Friday June 14, 2024

• Participation in Eureka Global Innovation Summit
  • Keynote presentations and panel discussions related to:
    • European cooperation in research and innovation
    • Green Innovation with Digitalization
    • Networking sessions

7. Financial support

Canadian small and medium‑sized enterprises selected by NRC IRAP for participation will be invited to apply for up to $5,000 for reimbursement of 75% of travel and accommodations costs associated with the mission. Selected participants will be sent instructions and information about this support.

8. How to apply

Interested Canadian applicants must register using the Register button at the bottom of this page.

An expression of interest form will be provided to potentially eligible applicants. The expression of interest application form will request additional information about the applicant, organization, technology and co‑innovation opportunities of interest.

9. Contact

For more information, contact the NRC IRAP International Office by email at irap.international.pari@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca or Andrew Bauder, NRC IRAP International Industrial Technology Advisor, at andrew.bauder@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.

10. Registration

Canadian small and medium‑sized enterprise (SMEs) participants must be registered NRC IRAP clients. If not already an NRC IRAP client, Canadian SMEs must call 1-877-994-4727 to determine if they might be eligible for support through NRC IRAP.

To begin the application process, interested Canadian participants must first register online to receive an Expression of Interest form by clicking the Register button.

If there is no register button visible below this line, it means that registration for this partnering mission has closed. Please contact the NRC IRAP International Office by email at irap.international.pari@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca for more information.