Chem-Match: Corporates meet Startups 2023 "Green & Digital"

The chemical industry faces diverse challenges these days. Issues like digitisation, process improvements, ecological and social responsibility, supply chains and energy crisis shape a new operation setting for companies. The pressure to innovate is high, while the time needed remains an obstacle.

Chem-Match: Corporates meet Startups 2023 "Green & Digital" brings impetus to the chemical open innovation in terms of sustainable and digital transformation. We match corporates with startups from the fields of chemistry, biotechnology, bioelectronics, environment, sustainability, digital process management and digital innovation.

Startups and Scaleups get the opportunity to

• meet international corporates from the chemical industry for individual B2B-meetings during the matchmaking event on 26 and 27 October (hybrid)

• join the top-class conference programme at CIEX Europe 2023 conference in Frankfurt/Main and online

• meet IP experts from Helpdesks around the world and book meetings with them

Chemical corporates use this format to

• meet innovative startups during the matchmaking event on 26 and 27 October

• join the top-class conference programme at CIEX Europe 2023 conference in Frankfurt/Main and online

• source new ideas and innovative approaches

26 Oct 2023 Matchmaking Event @ CIEX Europe Conference 2023(onsite + online)
27 Oct 2023 Matchmaking Event (online)

Corporates meet Startups "Green & Digital" (hybrid)
Use the pre-arranged 20-minute slots for your individual talks. Participation in the matchmaking event is free of charge. Please register as soon as possible, submit your profile and book your meetings at https://chem-match2023.b2match.io.

Meet IP Experts: Meet several IP experts from Helpdesks around the world. Book meetings with them to discuss your IP matters and to get useful help and support.

08:00 – 08:30 Check-in to the Matchmaking Event Chem-Match 2023 (onsite Frankfurt)
08:30 – 10:30 B2B-Meetings (6 slots à 20 min.) (onsite Frankfurt)
12:45 – 13:45 B2B-Meetings (3 slots à 20 min.) (online)
17:30 – 18:30 B2B-Meetings (3 slots à 20 min.) (online)

The B2B-meetings are booked online via the B2Match platform. The meeting slot on 26th October 8:30 – 10.30 hour will be conducted onsite at the venue (Hotel NH Collection Frankfurt City, Vilbeler Straße 2, 60313 Frankfurt am Main / Germany). All other meeting slots on 26th and 27th October are online and conducted via the platform. However, if you and your interlocutor should both attend CIEX in Frankfurt on Thursday 26th October 2023, you will have the opportunity to meet physically at the venue for the afternoon slots. A meeting point will be set up.

10:00 – 17:00 The Chemical Innovation Exchange CIEX Conference: separate registration required at https://ciex-eu.org/ . Special conditions for startups: startups with accepted meetings benefit from a free participation in the CIEX Conference on 25 and 26 October. Space is limited and will be given to those 10 startups (1 participant per company) with the highest number of accepted meetings.

09:00 – 13:00 B2B-Meetings online (12 slots à 20 min.) (online)
13:00 – 16:00 B2B-Meetings online (9 slots à 20 min.) (online)

Participation in the B2B-Meetings is free of charge for ALL companies.

Hessen Trade & Invest with the Enterprise Europe Network and the project partners CIEX Europe Conference, 5-HT Digital Hub Chemistry & Health, International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3), Infraserv at Industry Park Höchst and the European IP Helpdesk offer this special event format for meeting and discussing about corporate – startup collaboration.