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EU Business Hub - Japan and the Republic of Korea

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EU Business Hub @ KIMES 2026 will select up to 50 European SMEs to visit the Republic of Korea to kick-start their internationalisation path in the Healthcare and Medical Equipment sector.

The EU Business Hub @ KIMES 2026 business mission provides participants with the opportunity to explore advancements in medical technology, including areas like telemedicine, AI in healthcare, and regenerative medicine, while staying informed on the latest industry trends.

Services and benefits for EU participants

  • Financial support for additional customised services co-funded by the project (e.g. translation, printing, legal advice, booth decoration covered for 80% and up to €1,000).

  • Hotel accommodation for four nights – in total, up to €1,000 for accommodation is covered by the programme (1 room/company for 4 nights)

  • Coverage of the exhibitor fee at KIMES 2026 

  • Business matchmaking resulting in pre-arranged in-person meetings with carefully selected enterprises in the Republic of Korea.

  • Market intelligence including sectoral briefings providing valuable insights on market structure and potential opportunities.

  • Cultural and linguistic support such as briefings on doing business in RoK and support for interpretation and translation.

BIOLOGY / BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biochemistry / BiophysicsBionicsCellular and Molecular BiologyEnzymology/Protein Engineering/FermentationGenetic EngineeringIn vitro Testing, TrialsMicrobiologyMolecular designProtein EngineeringSynthetic BiologyToxicology

ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION

AI guided robotics and automationSensor networksData processing and analysis

MICRO- AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Micro- & Nanotechnology related to Biological Sciences

LIFE SCIENCE

Diagnosticse-Health and ICT solutionsEmergency Medicine, Rescue EquipmentHospital and Care equipmentImaging processingIntense medicine, Anaesthesiology, RespirationLaboratory EquipmentMedical ServicesOperating technology and equipmentPhysiotherapy, Orthopaedic TechnologySterilisationSurgery and EndoscopyTherapy and physical medicineGeriatrics

INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

BiocatalystsBio based chemical building blocksBio based high-performance materialsBio based MaterialsBio- CompositesBio lubricantsBio tensidesBiological NanomaterialsBioplasticsBiopolymersBioprocessesDownstream ProcessingFermentationIonic Liquids

GENOME RESEARCH

BioinformaticsGene Expression, Proteome ResearchPopulation genetics

E-HEALTH

Safety & systemsSensors & Wireless productsHealth information managementRemote diagnostics

Representatives

Project Officer

EU Business Hub - Japan and the Republic of Korea