Women Innovators in Deep Tech: Support & Opportunities

Women Innovators in Deep Tech: Support & Opportunities

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Action type: seminar
When: 03/17/2026 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Technology Centre Prague
Registration: Registration

Details:

Technology Centre Prague with support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and Access2EIC organizes a half-day seminar with an objective to introduce the support available at the EU as well as national level for women who run or are looking to start a business in deep tech.

Who is the event for? Future innovators (students or researchers thinking of launching a tech start-up/spin-off) and women entrepreneurs in different technology areas seeking further support.

The seminar will focus on European programmes and initiatives for women innovators. Moreover, it will present national programmes for innovators that facilitate participation to European programmes. Successful women entrepreneurs will share their experience with launching a technology company and using the available support. The event will also offer space for informal discussion and exchange of experiences.

Preliminary agenda:

12:00 - 13:00 welcome coffee/refreshments

13:00 - 15:00

Ewa Kocinska-Lange (DG RTD, Evropská komise): European initiatives linked to the European Innovation Council - Women TechEU, EU Prize for Women Innovators, Women leadership programme
 
Eva Mejtová (EIT Community Officer for Czech Republic): initiatives under the European Institute of Innovation and Technology
 
Táňa Hálová Perglová (Technology Agency of the CR): support under the SIGMA programme, plug-in into European programmes
 
Virginia Vasilakou (Sploro): calls under the Open Horizons project and other European projects providing the cascading grants
 
The event will be in English. Please register before March 16.