For IHI call 9, IHI will pilot a novel, applicant-driven approach to the call. While previous IHI calls defined the challenges applicants should address, call 9 will invite applicants to identify untapped opportunities in the IHI Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda.

Meanwhile, IHI has launched a new networking and brokerage platform and opened registration for a brokerage event, which will be held in Brussels on 12-13 November, and online on 14 November.

To help people prepare for the call and get the most out of both the platform and the brokerage event, we organised an online info session on Thursday 10 October at 10:30 CEST. During the info session, we:

• presented the scope of IHI's next call for proposals;

• demonstrated how to use the new brokerage platform to create a personal profile, publish project proposals, and search for both potential partners and interesting proposals;

• described how to apply to deliver a pitch and present a poster at the brokerage event.

Update: An FAQ document, based on the many questions submitted during the webinar, is now available here.