These calls included:

1. HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-02: focusing on boosting creative startups and supporting disruptive innovation in the cultural and creative sectors.
2. HORIZON-NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-02: looking at how capital markets can better support investment in New European Bauhaus projects at neighbourhood level.
3. HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-42: exploring how academic knowledge and intellectual assets can be better transferred into use by industry, SMEs, and startups. 

Together, these calls reflect key EU priorities at the intersection of innovation, sustainability, cultural transformation, and industrial collaboration.

Following the webinar, participants moved into structured 1-to-1 online meetings. A total of 107 meetings were scheduled across the two day event, creating plenty of space for discussions, idea sharing, and early stage consortium building. During the meetings, participants were able to connect around shared interests and complementary expertise, leading to a wide range of really promising interactions.

Reflecting On The Event

Over two days, the platform was teeming with conversations, once again highlighting Partner-Hub’s critical role as a practical matchmaking space within the EU funding ecosystem, helping create structured and targeted connections that go beyond initial introductions. By making it easier to identify relevant partners, share expertise, and organise focused 1-to-1 discussions, the platform is quickly living up to its name as a real ‘hub’ where lasting partnerships are cultivated.

We would like to warmly thank all participants for their active engagement, openness, and contribution to the success of the event. Many of the conversations started during EU Business Connect are already continuing beyond the platform, and we look forward to building on these exchanges in the coming weeks and months. It is especially encouraging to see early signs of collaboration forming around the featured Horizon Europe calls, as well as across wider EU funding opportunities.