Innovationstag Mittelstand 2026

SME Innovation Day 2026

How do innovations in SMEs come about - and how do they find their way into practice? The SME Innovation Day of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) on June 11, 2026 in Berlin will focus on precisely these questions.

With an expanded program of expert presentations, project presentations and discussion formats, the 2026 event will focus more strongly on concrete innovation practice.

Around 300 exhibitors will present current developments from funded research and development projects at the open-air site in Berlin-Pankow. Digital applications, energy- and resource-efficient technologies as well as new materials and industrial processes will be on display. The exhibition will be complemented by a stage program on topics such as innovation, competitiveness and technology transfer.

The highlights of the SME Innovation Day 2026 at a glance:

• Around 300 exhibitors present future trends and innovative results from BMWE-funded projects
• International Area with project results from transnational collaborations
• Stage program with exciting insights into selected research projects, innovation policy impulses, panel discussions and discussion formats
• Award ceremony for the ZIM projects of the year by Gitta Connemann
• Individual advice on the BMWE's wide range of funding programs and initiatives
• Accompanying webinar series on all aspects of BMWE innovation funding

Date and location

Thursday, June 11, 2026
10:00 to 16:00
Tschaikowskistraße 49
13156 Berlin-Pankow

Admission is free of charge.
Registration for visitors is not required.