Advising on strategy and implementation of all EIC activities. Bringing together a diverse set of actors to put the innovator at the heart of the EIC.
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
The European Commission announced first members of the new European Innovation Council Board on 18 November 2021.The new EIC Board will take over from the previous EIC pilot Advisory Board that helped steer the initial strategy and implementation of the EIC.
EIC Board statements
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
On the 1st of September 2022, the ITRE committee of the European Parliament will discuss the Ehler report on the implementation of the European Innovation Council.
Yesterday, the European Commission adopted a New European Innovation Agenda. It will help Europe to develop new technologies with innovation to address the most urgent societal challenges, and to bring them on the market.
The Commission announced today the first direct equity investment by the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund following its launch under Horizon Europe.