Matej Novotný is an expert on European grant programmes and innovation funding. As a director of BALTEUS, he specialises in strategic advice for companies and research teams in accessing support from programmes directly managed by the European Commission, including Horizon Europe, EIC and EIT. He has many years of experience in preparing projects, setting up partnerships and finding suitable funding schemes for Slovak and foreign innovative companies. Thanks to his work, dozens of projects have already received funding that has enabled them to grow from an idea to real implementation with international impact.