About
The EIC Ecosystem Partnership Programme (formerly a part of the EIC Ecosystem Partnerships and Co-Investment Support) expands the EIC Business Acceleration Services by addressing one of the greatest challenge for its innovators: accessing specialized sector-focused services.
What does the EIC Ecosystem Partnership Programme offer?
By forging new strategic partnerships with key actors, such as Business Accelerators, Incubators, Research and Training Organizations, the EIC helps its beneficiaries access their resources, facilities and expertise, so that no individual need is left unaddressed.
The EIC Ecosystem Partnership
The EIC’s Business Acceleration Services already provide its community with access to coaches, mentors, expertise, business partners and training. Within this programme, the goal is to partner up with organizations capable of addressing highly individualized needs for EIC beneficiaries, such as:
- Workshops or matching processes on topics that are not covered by BAS.
- Highly specific, niche services, such as the usage of specific laboratory equipment or technological due-diligence, and even relocation services and IPO coaching.
- Integration into partner accelerators, incubators, or venture builders, according to the particular stage and specificities of the project.
Organizations may apply to become EIC Partners at any time.
Why partner up with the EIC?
Partnering up with the EIC is a chance to showcase and pilot your services to EIC-funded companies, including some of the most promising startups in Europe.
The organisations partnering up with the EIC include:
- Private venture builders, accelerators and incubators.
- Public regional or national innovation organisations or accelerators.
- Technology parks, research infrastructures and other research and technology organisations.
- Other service providers and corporate accelerators.
As an EIC Partner, you can also learn about new funding or business opportunities for the existing portfolio and start forging potential follow-up deals. These partnerships are win-win arrangements to boost local innovation ecosystems.
Since most EIC innovators are working on new deep-tech, ICT, health, environment, energy, space and defence technologies, organisations working in these verticals are particularly encouraged to apply. You can read more about the needs of EIC beneficiaries and discover which services are most relevant to these innovators in the EIC Portfolio and Needs Analysis Report.
EIC beneficiaries can discover the services of the EIC Partners via the EIC Service Catalogue, available on the EIC Community Platform, in the members only area (log in required).
This searchable catalogue gathers all the service offers from the EIC Partners. By filtering the options according to project stage, service category and date, EIC beneficiaries are able to find the service that best fits their needs. EIC beneficiaries can apply to the EIC Partners’ services on EIC Service Catalogue through the EIC ACCESS+ initiative. More information can be found here.
How can I apply for the services hosted on the EIC Service Catalogue? Am I eligible for financial support to access these services?
Co-funding for the services on the EIC Service Catalogue is provided through the EIC ACCESS+ initiative. EIC beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders can apply to an ongoing Call for Applications launched by EIC ACCESS+ to get co-financing for the services they would like to apply for. In select cases, the applicant may also request the EIC ACCESS+ support to match them with the right service to cover their needs.
Eligible applicants will receive financial support to cover 50% of the service cost and access funding within a threshold of up to €60000.
Get in touch
If you have any questions, please contact us through the EIC Community’s contact page with the subject '‘EIC Ecosystem Partnership Programme’ or contact our helpdesk at eicpartnerships-helpdesk
eic-bas [dot] eu (eicpartnerships-helpdesk[at]eic-bas[dot]eu).
If you are looking for information on the EIC Investor Readiness and Outreach Programme (formerly a part of the EIC Ecosystem Partnerships and Co-Investment Support), learn more here.