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

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First EIC Accelerator 2023 cut-off - continued high demand for blended finance
The European Innovation Council received 476 full applications from start-ups and SMEs for the EIC Accelerator 11 January cut-off.

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The EIC Board welcomes the publication of the EIC’s Work Programme
The EIC Board welcomes the publication of the EIC’s Work Programme for 2023 with over €1.6 billion to support deep tech innovations in scaling companies, startups and research teams from across Europe.

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EIC 2023 work programme adopted - over one and a half billion euro for breakthrough technologies
The European Innovation Council: over one and a half billion euro for breakthrough technologies