Join us to explore the latest European funding opportunities for semiconductor companies!
This online workshop will provide an overview of current and upcoming EU funding calls, including Horizon Europe, Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU), and European Defence Fund (EDF) programmes, and offer practical insights into how companies can participate in international R&D and innovation projects. You will also hear real-life company examples and experiences from organisations that have successfully leveraged EU funding to support growth, collaboration, and innovation.
Programme:
9:00 Welcome
9:05 Vexlum – Semiconductor Lasers for Quantum Computing | Jussi-Pekka Penttinen , Vexlum Oy
9:35 EU Funding to support industrial R&D – Murata view and experiences | Altti Torkkeli , Murata Electronics Oy
10:05 Upcoming EU funding calls for the semiconductor sector, including Horizon Europe, Chips JU, and EDF | Mika Saarinen , Tampere University
10:45 Q&A
The presentations will be in English. We will send the Teams link before the workshop. The slides will be sent to all participants afterwards.
The workshop is organized by Tampere University and Business Tampere within the EAKR project ” Power from Chips -Sustainable competitiveness and attraction for Pirkanmaa region through chip technology ”
Horisontti Euroopan työohjelmamuutosten 2026-2027 julkistamisen jälkeen haut avautuvat asteittain ja tarjolla on monia verkostoitumista edistäviä tapahtumia.
Do you have a startup idea and ambitious enough to test it? We’re calling on you for a 6-week challenge! The Red Brick Validation Track 2nd cohort is here, an online 6-week sprint designed to help you get an efficient validation with a clear go/no-go decision by the end. 6 weeks. 6 workshops. 10 startup projects working together. We give you the tools & expert support to run real experiments, problem validation, customer discovery, and market testing. And you get to decide to continue, pivot or stop! 12.10. is your starting date, fully online and completely free. Apply with a team of at least two and a startup idea you’re ready to put to the test. Apply before 05.10. by dropping your application.
OWASP Helsinki Chapter meetup #48 We are continuing our meetups! This time we will have an hybrid event and it is possible to attend in-person or watch the stream! For this meetup we have two speakers and the topics are again highly timely. Join us for an evening of talks and networking opportunities. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. The event will be in Leppävaara at the Laurea University of Applied Sciences campus. There is a limited number of spots for in-person attendance so please cancel your in-person registration in advance if you are not able to join, you can register to watch the stream instead. The stream link will be delivered via email. Registration will open on 21st of September and close on the 5th of October. Arriving With public transport, use the commuter train, bus, or Jokeri light rail. Campus is 750m walk from the Leppävaara train station. With car, use the Leppävaara sports park or sports arena parking areas. More details about arriving and parking here: https://www.laurea.fi/en/about-us/campuses/leppavaara/ The event will be held at the auditorium Timo which is located near to the main entrance of the campus. Accessibility The campus and auditorium are accessible. Read more at: https://www.laurea.fi/en/about-us/campuses/leppavaara/accessibility-at-the-leppavaara-campus/ Agenda 17:30 - Doors open 18:00 - Opening words: OWASP Helsinki Chapter 18:05 - Words from the sponsors: Laurea UAS & TrendAI 18:15 - Session 1: Ismayil Hasanov 19:15 - Break 19:30 - Session 2: Otto Sulin 20:30 - Networking 21:00 - Venue closes The evening can be continued nearby after the venue closes. Renting Brains, Owning the Mistakes: LLMs in Cybersecurity Education Students already use LLMs for almost everything: explaining concepts, writing reports, debugging their labs, and sometimes skipping the hard part of learning altogether. And they will not stop when they graduate: the habits formed in a lecture hall follow them into the SOC and the codebase, whi