KETMarket has launched the public beta of the AI Navigator, an AI-powered chat tool designed to help R&D teams, innovation managers, technology providers and research organisations find funding calls, project partners, technologies and research insights faster. With direct access to KETMarket data, the AI Navigator supports smarter innovation search from one conversation. Professional members can use it after login to explore suitable funding programmes, discover collaboration opportunities, create first project concepts and increase the visibility of their published KETMarket content.
KETMarket is opening registration for the closed beta of its new mobile app for Android and iOS, starting in July 2026. The app is designed to help innovators turn conference conversations into funded R&D projects by finding current funding calls, accessing summaries from more than 15,000 R&D reports, publishing partner searches and building consortia. The three-month beta is limited to 100 participants, with Professional features available free during the test phase and the chance to win a one-year Professional membership worth €699.
KETMarket’s latest article in PT Magazin highlights a familiar challenge for many SMEs: strong inventions do not automatically become market success. Too often, promising technologies fail because there is no clear commercialisation route, limited access to the right partners, long development cycles or weak market positioning. KETMarket addresses this gap by helping SMEs structure their innovation process, connect with relevant industry partners and focus on practical economic value from the beginning. By combining network access, technology transfer expertise and market-oriented guidance, KETMarket supports companies that want to move beyond research results and build real business opportunities. The goal is simple: reduce time-to-market and give strong technologies a better chance of reaching customers, investors and industrial applications across Europe faster and more efficiently.
KETMarket will join EVITA at the DLG Feldtage 2026 on 16 and 17 June to discuss sustainable agriculture, innovation and technology transfer. EVITA’s E-VITA technology offers a purely physical seed treatment process that eliminates pathogens on the seed surface, reduces the need for chemical seed dressings and supports improved crop yields. Together, EVITA and KETMarket are working to bring such innovations into practical use faster by supporting funding, market entry, partner access and technology commercialisation for agricultural businesses and innovators.
A strong funding proposal depends on the right consortium. For R&D managers, innovation teams and project coordinators, finding suitable partners can be one of the most time-consuming steps in proposal preparation. KETMarket’s PartnerRequest helps organisations define required expertise, technology focus areas, project objectives and partner roles, making partner discovery more targeted and efficient. By reaching relevant companies, research institutes, universities and innovation stakeholders, KETMarket supports stronger consortium structures for national and European funding opportunities.
Convert2Green has reached its final review milestone, marking an important step for low-carbon and circular material innovation in Europe. During a two-day review at the National Technical University of Athens and Lavrion Technological Cultural Park, the project partners reflected on results supporting European SMEs in bringing sustainable materials closer to market. Key outcomes include materials validated at TRL6–7, a potential GWP reduction of more than 20%, 18 SME pilot cases across sectors such as textiles, medical packaging, plastics and flexible electronics, 116 accessible R&D and business services, and five industrial demonstrators. Led by KETMarket, Convert2Green will continue as an innovation network supporting SMEs, startups, researchers and companies from development to deployment. The aim remains to speed up commercialisation while strengthening European value chains and making eco-friendly products achievable in Europe.