If you are looking for new business partners or a cooperation partner to apply for European funding, want to make innovative products and services even more attractive with the help of complementary technologies, need information about European funding programs, or require assistance with knowledge and technology transfer, NRW.Europa is the right place for you.
The consortium consisting of ZENIT GmbH, NRW.BANK, NRW.Global Business, IHK NRW e.V. and the State Trade Promotion Agency of North Rhine-Westphalia's skilled trades is the central point of contact for North Rhine-Westphalia's technology-oriented SMEs, research institutions and universities on behalf of the EU and with financial support from the state and NRW.BANK.
NRW.Europa is part of the international Enterprise Europe Network, which comprises 569 organizations in 56 countries. It supports companies and research institutions in the areas of digitalization, sustainability, resilience, internationalization, and innovation promotion, as well as technology and knowledge transfer.
NRW.Europa has expanded its consortium with one new associated partner as of July 2025. In addition to the consortium leader ZENIT GmbH and the consortium partner NRW.BANK, NRW.Global Business GmbH, IHK NRW e.V. and the Landes-Gewerbeförderungstelle des nordrhein-westfälischen Handwerks are now also associated partners of the project. Further information on the five partners:
Funding and support from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
NRW.Europa hat ab Januar 2022 sein Konsortium um neue Partnerschaften erweitert. Neben der Konsortialführerin ZENIT GmbH und der Konsortialpartnerin NRW.BANK sind nun auch NRW.Global Business GmbH, die IHK NRW e.V. und der LHG assoziierte Partner des Projekts.
State of North Rhine-Westphalia
NRW.Europa is funded or co-financed by the European Commission, the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia and NRW.BANK.
NRW.Europa supports the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in implementing the action plan of the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia on the European framework programs for research and innovation.
