Andreas Schwarz

29 Sept 2025 · • Portfolio actions relevant to Hydrogen, including the Clean Hydrogen Partnership • Startups and Scaleups Strategy • Potential Scaleup Europe fund • Choose Europe initiative

Meeting with European Association of Research and Technology Organisations

9 Sept 2025 · EARTO’s views on the Commission’s proposal for the next Horizon Europe post 2027

Meeting with Forum Atomique Européen

9 Sept 2025 · • Nuclear energy outlook in the EU and the world • EU policy developments, including the Commission’s proposal for the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2028-2034 • SMRs and the European Industrial Alliance on SMRs • Nuclear skills

Meeting with ASML Netherlands B.V.

8 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on the scaleup gap in Europe and recent EU initiatives to support scaleup financing in Europe, including the recent Scaleup Europe Fund initiative.

Meeting with Novo Nordisk A/S

5 Sept 2025 · scaleup financing of European deeptech startups

Meeting with Gates Foundation

3 Sept 2025 · Possible synergies between the Gates Foundation and the Scaleup Europe Fund

Meeting with Temasek International Pte Ltd

2 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on financing scaleup companies in the EU and comparisons with other regions.

Meeting with Unknown Organization

1 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on how to strengthen transatlantic business relations and enhance France’s attractivity as a destination for investment

Meeting with Deutsche Bank AG

26 Aug 2025 · Follow-up meeting on mobilising Corporate Venture Capital to Strengthen Europe’s Startup Ecosystem.

Meeting with Unknown Organization

29 Jul 2025 · Start-up and scaleup in Europe

Meeting with Siemens AG

25 Jul 2025 · Scaleup Europe Fund and European Industrial AI Lighthouse

Meeting with Banco Santander, S.A.

24 Jul 2025 · Scaleup Europe Fund

Meeting with Breakthrough Energy

24 Jul 2025 · Scaleup Europe Fund

Meeting with EQT Group

24 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the equity financing gap at the growth and late stage in deeptech in Europe and how to fill it, including EC plans for a Scaleup Europe Fund with other private investors

Meeting with ECBF Management

23 Jul 2025 · Venture capital instruments & scale-up financing

Meeting with GreenLight Biosciences

22 Jul 2025 · R&I policy and funding

Meeting with JPMorgan Chase & Co.

22 Jul 2025 · Scaleup Europe Fund and Deeptech Growth Fund

Meeting with World Economic Forum

15 Jul 2025 · Scaleup Europe Fund

Meeting with SPRIND GmbH

14 Jul 2025 · SPRIND as a Model for Agile, High-Risk Innovation Funding in Europe

Meeting with Deutsche Bank AG

1 Jul 2025 · Mobilising Corporate Venture Capital to Strengthen Europe’s Startup Ecosystem

Meeting with Gates Foundation

26 Jun 2025 · Exploring Strategic Investment Synergies Between the Gates Entities and the European innovation policies

Meeting with Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft

25 Jun 2025 · Scaleup funding for European startups

Meeting with Marvel Fusion GmbH

25 Jun 2025 · Scaleup funding for European startups

Meeting with

25 Jun 2025 · - Startup and Scaleup Strategy and Scaleup Europe Fund - Life Sciences Strategy

Meeting with Verband der Automobilindustrie

25 Jun 2025 · Challenges for the EU automotive sector and progressing on the Industrial Action Plan for R&I related aspects

Meeting with Illumina, Inc.

23 Jun 2025 · Exchange on Life Sciences Strategy and next Framework Programme

Meeting with DeepDrive GmbH

18 Jun 2025 · EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy

Meeting with UnternehmerTUM

16 Jun 2025 · EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy

Meeting with ДИВЕЛА ИНВЕСТМЪНТС ООД

12 Jun 2025 · Funding for scaleups in Europe

Meeting with Unknown Organization

11 Jun 2025 · Translating excellent research into commercial ventures

Meeting with Startup Coalition

10 Jun 2025 · Feedbackk from UK deeptech investors Feedback from UK tech startups

Meeting with Wellcome Trust

10 Jun 2025 · WT participation in EU projects

Meeting with Fonds de Dotation pour l'Etude Economique de l'Innovation de Rupture

4 Jun 2025 · Discussion on the economic impact of restructuring costs on innovation and competitiveness in the EU.

Meeting with KIC InnoEnergy SE

23 May 2025 · How InnoEnergy contributes to the growth of early stage, cleantech startups; and how to accelerate the growth of startups into successful scaleups across the continent.

Meeting with BUSINESSEUROPE

16 May 2025 · Support to innovation and scaling up

Meeting with THALES

15 May 2025 · Support to innovation in the aviation sector

Meeting with KfW Bankengruppe

15 May 2025 · Exchange on European Startup and Scaleup Strategy

Meeting with Bpifrance

14 May 2025 · Access to capital for startups and scaleups

Meeting with Bpifrance

14 May 2025 · Access to capital for startups and scaleups

Meeting with Accenture PLC

13 May 2025 · Artificial Intelligence talent

Meeting with Accenture PLC

13 May 2025 · Artificial Intelligence talent

Meeting with Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni

12 May 2025 · Elkann’s net worth is €2,7 bn.Technology is very much in the DNA of the family business and investment strategy.Elkann organises the only Italian event for tech startups.

Meeting with Associazione Uni-Italia

12 May 2025 · The participants discussed existing and future possibilities for private investment funds to invest into European opportunities.

Meeting with The Wallenberg Investments AB

7 May 2025 · Exchange of views on new initiatives in financing research and innovation

Meeting with CMA CGM

6 May 2025 · Exchange of views on new initiatives in financing technology and innovation for shipping and logistics

Meeting with Fundación "la Caixa"

28 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on new initiatives in financing research and health

Meeting with Novo Nordisk Foundation

25 Apr 2025 · Scale up financing in Europe

Meeting with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

22 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on new initiatives in financing technology and innovation

Meeting with Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften e. V. (acatech) / acatech — National Academy of Science and Engineering

15 Apr 2025 · Exchange on bringing research to the market

Meeting with EuroTech Universities Alliance

11 Apr 2025 · Exchange on the startup and scaleup strategy.

Meeting with Verband der Automobilindustrie

10 Apr 2025 · Exchange about the situation in the German and European automotive industry

Meeting with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

6 Mar 2025 · Discuss collaboration and funding initiatives to support innovation and start-ups in Central and Eastern Europe and enhance Europe's competitiveness.

Meeting with Dronamics

6 Mar 2025 · Dronamics' strategic growth and expansion plans in the autonomous drone logistics sector.

Meeting with Novo Nordisk Foundation

6 Mar 2025 · Scaleup funding in the EU to support growth-stage Deeptech companies. The upcoming EU Life Sciences Strategy.

Meeting with

5 Mar 2025 · State of play of the EU Catalyst Partnership and the EU investment landscape for innovative Greentech

Meeting with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

21 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on EU research and innovation funding.

Meeting with Aalto University / Aalto-korkeakoulusäätiö

21 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on EU research and innovation funding

Meeting with Bitkom e.V.

14 Feb 2025 · Discussion with the President of Bitkom, on the Startups and Scaleups Strategy and relevant parts of the Horizon Europe Programme.

Meeting with Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc

14 Feb 2025 · Discussion on the role of AI in science and its impact on innovation, with a focus on the European AI strategy and the DeepSeek AI model.

Meeting with Vrije Universiteit Brussel

27 Jan 2025 · Presentation of the VUB, in particular StartLAB, university Alliance EUTOPIA

Meeting with Fonds de Dotation pour l'Etude Economique de l'Innovation de Rupture

22 Jan 2025 · Presentation of Oliver Coste’s book ‘Europe, Tech and War’, Amazon, 2024

Meeting with World Economic Forum

11 Dec 2024 · - Annual meeting of the WEF - Possible meeting of Commissioner Zaharieva in the annual meeting in Davos in January. - Possible participation in a panel on innovation and the possibility to meet many high-level participants.

Meeting with Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer

19 Oct 2016 · MFF Mid-term review

Meeting with

16 Jun 2016 · MFF Mid-term review

Meeting with KIC InnoEnergy SE

25 May 2016 · Performance assessment - EU budget focused on results

Meeting with Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe

19 May 2016 · CSDP related research and Preparatory Action

Meeting with Policy Network and Communications Ltd

6 Apr 2016 · Multi-annual Financial Framework

Meeting with Airbus

19 Jan 2015 · EASA budget + Airbus priorities for 2015