SEED Project Update

Introduction to the project webinars:

The SEED project which is being led by Kent County Council and Kent Invicta Chamber along with counterparts in Essex, Medway and East Sussex, will now run until May 2022 and will help small businesses to get into overseas markets.

The project will focus on the following sectors and markets and will include virtual trade missions later in the year. You can find out more about the project by attending one of our ‘introduction to the project’ webinars:

• ‘Introduction to SEED’ Webinar for Health & Life Sciences Companies – Export to Southeast Asia, 10.00-10.30, 21 June
• ‘Introduction to SEED’ Webinar for Food & Drink Companies – Export to US, Ireland, Hong Kong, 10.00 –11.00, 30 June 2021
• ‘Introduction to SEED’ Webinar for Digital & Creative Companies – Export to US & Canada, 10.00 –11.00, 5 July 2021

Email natasha.white@kent.gov.uk to register.

Businesses interested in receiving free support from the project can click here to visit www.kentinternationalbusiness.co.uk/seed/ to find out more and to download and expression of interest form.

UFO project Open Call matchmaking – 30 June 2021

This FREE matchmaking event will give you the opportunity to meet potential project partners and business partners during video pre-arranged 20 minute meetings and discuss potential partnership opportunities. Your agenda will be sent to you one week before the event with the exact time of your virtual meetings.

• Do you have a project idea to present to UFO funding?
• Are you looking for a partner to join your consortium?
• Do you have an expertise or product that answers the UFO call’s requirements?
• Do you want to join a consortium in construction?
• Do you need additional information about the UFO open call procedure and funding?

For whom?

Companies that work with data:

• sensors ( image, multi spectral, weather…)
• communication and broadcast
• Geolocalisation
• Data processing, analysis or storage

Companies that develop:

• drones
• nanosatellites
• HAPS and small flying objects

Technology and application actors in the following domains:

• Mobility
• Environment
• Blue Growth
• Finance and Insurance
• Climate
• Digital and cultural industries and Gaming

UFO is seeking collaborative projects (of 2 or more SMEs) to develop innovative products and services by integrating new embedded technology solutions in the Small Flying Objects (SFO) area i.e. Smallsats, Drones and High Altitude platform systems, to support the six targeted Emerging Industries.

Participation is open to all SMEs based in one of the UFO partners countries (Bulgaria, France, Greece, Romania, United Kingdom).

Through the pre-arranged networking, participants can look forward to:

• start networking weeks before the event due to pre-event profiling
  (add business profile and view others profiles)
• request and receive pre-arranged business matchmaking appointments
• manage beforehand up to 21 high class B2B meetings (at 20 min) of your choice at fixed reserved table
• The day will start with a key presentation of the project, its ambition and its Open Call and will be followed by an entire day open to business meetings.

IMPULS Project Launch:

Kent County Council and the SE Health Technologies Alliance are running a new project with the Eurasanté and Biotech Santé Bretagne clusters in France. IMPULS will help businesses in the Life Sciences sector to make connections across the Channel, participate in B2B matchmaking events and attend virtual trade shows and industry events.

Find out more by joining our launch webinar on 28 June. Please click here to find out more and register.

KEIBA 2021:

The ‘Kent Excellence in Business Awards’ (KEIBAs) are returning for 2021. Why not enter to share your success in international markets?

Find out more about this year’s ‘Success in International Trade’ category and enter by visiting the KEIBA website. 

Previous winners have included VESPA Design, JewelUltra Ltd and Bedfont Scientific.

You have until 30 June to apply!