Online matchmaking (longterm matchmaking)
February 12, 2024 - September 25, 2024
Make use of the online matchmaking tool! After registration you are able to connect and interact with Dutch and Swiss experts. You can request for a 1:1 meetings and explore collaboration opportunities.
The quality of the project and consortium is essential for its success. The organisers recommend to register the profiles of interested parties on this online B2match platform ‘Connecting the Dutch and Swiss Life Sciences Ecosystems’. The platform offers a marketplace and machmaking tool, where project ideas, cooperation offers or requests etc. can be exchanged with the ambition to find synergies, cluster and select and integrate project ideas. This interactive platform is the starting point of co-creating project proposals for high impact R&D projects and remains open for the whole duration of the call process until 25th of September 2024.
From Monday February 12, 2024 until Wednesday September 25, 2024 you can request for meetings with other registered experts at any time. This is called the longterm matchmaking and allows you to benefit from 1:1 networking via video calls over a longer period of time.
Longterm matchmaking sessions function similarly to regular matchmaking sessions, with a few exceptions. When requesting a meeting, you can choose the length of the meeting (15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes) and choose any time slot you want.
Notice:
- Multiple meetings between participants are not possible; participants cannot request meetings with the people they previously had meetings with;
- A meeting request has to be accepted by you; if not, the meeting will not take place;
- The video calls take place through this B2Match platform; don't forget to login to the platform in time and to start your meeting from your personal agenda;
- You will NOT receive reminders that your meeting will start; therefore we recommend to add your meeting to your Outlook agenda as well.
In case you want to opt-out from sending and receiving requests for 1:1 meetings via video calls, please login to your account, open the “Meetings” tab, and click on “Availability” to sign-in/sign-out from the new matchmaking session.
Please note that you can always send and receive messages to other participants.
How? Select a participant and click the button 'Send message'. In case you do not want to receive messages, please go to your account settings, and deactivate the messaging.
How it works for participants
- Browse the participants' list registered participants and select those you want to meet.
- You will only be able to send requests to participants that also selected the longterm matchmaking session and with whom you previously didn't have meetings with; The rest will be marked as unavailable.
- Send meeting requests to the selected participants of your choice.
- Click on Meet in order to request the meeting.
- Select the meeting duration between 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes.
- Select the date and the hour and confirm.
- Wait for the meeting confirmation from your partner.
- Check your agenda and respect the time of the meeting!
More information: see the instructional video.
