Research to Business – Research to Business

JUNE 25-26, 2025
BolognaFiere | Pavilions 21 and 22

20th Edition of the Exhibition on Research and Skills for Innovation

WELCOME

R2B in brief

R2B – the International Exhibition on Research and High Skills for Innovation – has been, for 20 years, an annual meeting point for the international innovation community. It brings together experts, companies, institutions, national universities, and international research centres to explore new technologies, the latest frontiers of research, challenges, and opportunities.

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EXHIBITORS

300

SPEAKERS

100

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

THEMATIC AREAS

EVENTO ONLINE

Innovat&Match

Innovat&Match is the international brokerage event of R2B 2025, branded by Enterprise Europe Network. Three days of 30-minute online meetings (June 24–25–26), dedicated to connecting the supply and demand of research and innovation.

In the 2024 edition, the online B2B meetings- organized with the support of 34 international partners – involved over 250 delegates from 28 countries, with more than 60% of participants being innovative companies and startups.

CONFERENCES

Main conferences

Main stage – Pavilion 22

Research and Innovation at the Heart of the New European Programming

June 25, 2025
10:00-12:30 | Main Stage – Pavilion 22

An open dialogue between experts and representatives from the academic, institutional, and business worlds on the direction of the new EU funding programming for research and innovation, and the future emerging challenges

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The Future of Research After the NRRP

June 25, 2025
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Main Stage – Pavilion 22

A few months near the conclusion of the NRRP projects, we take stock of the legacy and future of the wealth of skills, technologies, and innovations that have been deployed. The session will focus on how this heritage can be integrated into long-term strategies and sustained through forward-looking innovation policies

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The European Framework Programme between the present and the future, between research and innovation

June 25, 2025
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Main Stage – Pavilion 22

An opportunity for discussion in the light of the latest news on the European Commission’s proposal for the European Competitiveness Fund and how this will influence the very existence and characteristics of the next Research and Innovation Framework Programme

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Sovranità tecnologica e Made in Europe. La piattaforma STEP

Strategic Technologies and Made in Europe: The STEP Platform

June 26, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:30 AM | Main Stage – Pavilion 22

A discussion on the European strategy to support key technologies that can enhance Europe’s competitiveness and resilience in strategic sectors, while reducing dependency on foreign supply chains

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INVESTOR DAY

June 26, 2025
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Main Stage – Pavilion 22

Presentation of 14 innovative startups and scaleups from across Italy, currently in the fundraising phase. In partnership with INNOVUP, NETVAL, and PNICube

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