NCP «Research Infrastructures» is at the center of European security innovations: representatives of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University took part in the SMI2G–2026 international brokerage event in Paris
On April 23-24, the head of the National Contact Point «Research Infrastructures» Dmytro Pavlenko and the leading specialist Myroslava Shchedinina took part in the international brokerage event SMI2G-2026 (Security Mission Information & Innovation Group Event), which took place in Paris.
SMI2G–2026 is one of the key European brokerage events dedicated to security research and innovation within the Horizon Europe program. The event is organized by the EARTO Security Research Working Group together with CMINE (Civil Security Mission Innovation Network Europe) and traditionally brings together European innovators and practitioners to find partners, create consortia, and present innovative ideas and technologies.
The two-day program was opened by Marcel van Berlo, a representative of the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research. Cédric Guillon-Lavoca, Deputy General Director for European and International Strategies of the Ile-de-France region, made a welcome speech. Among the key speakers of the event: Yannis Skiadaresis, representative of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Home Affairs, with a report on promoting EU security through foresight, research and innovation in the context of the new Multiannual Financial Plan; Lukasz Shklarski (ITTI, Poland) with a presentation of the CHIMERA project; Maciej Tush, President and CEO of Magnitude Innovations, with a report on engineering and artificial intelligence.
Thematic sessions covered key directions of the security cluster: society’s resilience to disasters, infrastructure protection, border management, fight against crime and terrorism, cyber security. The panel discussion «From Innovation to Impact» brought together representatives of the law enforcement sector, civil protection, scientific institutions and innovative business from various EU countries. Special brokerage sessions and networking allowed participants to hold bilateral meetings and discuss specific opportunities for future cooperation.
During the event, representatives of NCP «Research Infrastructures» held a series of negotiations with leading European research organizations and innovative companies. New contacts were established with potential partners from EU countries who expressed interest in scientific and technical cooperation with Ukrainian research institutions. The possibilities of forming joint international consortia for submitting applications for competitions of the «Horizon Europe» program have been worked out.
The participation of NCP «Research Infrastructures» in this event is part of the systematic work on the integration of Ukrainian research organizations into the European research space and ensuring access to the most modern European research programs.
NCP «Research Infrastructures» continues to actively promote the participation of Ukrainian scientists and organizations in prestigious European projects, providing professional support and advice on opportunities for international scientific cooperation within the framework of the world’s largest research and innovation funding program!
