About the EIC Board
The EIC Board is established by the Horizon Europe legislation with a mandate to advise on:
- Overall strategy for the EIC
- The EIC work programme for implementation
- Identification of strategic portfolios of projects and the profile of EIC Programme Managers
- Other actions to improve the European innovation ecosystem
The members of the Board, including a President, are selected following an open call for expressions of interest.
EIC Board meetings
The EIC Board holds 5 - 6 plenary meetings per year to discuss, decide, recommend on matters falling within their respective areas of responsibility.
EIC Board Members
On 13 December 2023 the European Commission announced the appointment of ten new members of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Board and renewed the appointments of ten existing ones. The composition of the renewed Board ensures a strong diversity and balance considering innovation expertise, gender, age, and geographical backgrounds.
The EIC Board is led by its president, Michiel Scheffer, who started his role on 1 June 2023.
Members of the EIC Board are selected among the applicants who participated in the call for expression of interest published in 2021.
EIC pilot Advisory Board
Until end of May 2021, the role of the EIC Board was undertaken by the EIC pilot Advisory Board set up in 2019. See the list of members, activities and documents.
Latest news
The report focuses on the Horizon Europe portfolio of approximately 500 start-ups, 275 advanced research projects, and 140 projects commercialising research results funded in 2021-2023, along with the longer-term impacts of projects/companies supported during the EIC pilot phase and its predecessor.
The new EIC Board meets in Leuven (Belgium) to discuss priorities for the Board’s work in 2024.
The European Commission has appointed ten new members who will take up their roles as EIC Board members. Ten previous members have been appointed for a second period.