EIC Tech to Market Programme (T2M) helps innovators from projects funded under EIC Pathfinder and Transition in their transition from lab to market
EIC Tech to Market Entrepreneurship
EIC Tech to Market Entrepreneurship focuses on deep-tech innovative researchers supported by the EIC Pathfinder and the EIC Transition having an entrepreneurial aspiration.
It offers a continuous and complete offer to help throughout the journey leading towards the maturation of their entrepreneurial project.
The training and support offer is conceived in a modular way, going from the fundamentals of deep-tech entrepreneurship, illustrated through the personal story of successful founders, to market and investor readiness where the solutions and business ideas are challenged by experienced mentors, investors and market representatives.
Entrepreneurial courses for innovative researchers
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- .EIC Innovation Discovery Training
Two half-days of online collective sessions & group pitch coaching for deep tech scientists about the basics on entrepreneurship and advice on how to pitch your project.
- .EIC Bootcamp for innovative researchers
Four days of online collective workshops to explore in depth all major components to be mastered by a deep tech founder (value proposition, team, roadmap, pitch and much more.
- .EIC Pioneer Programme for innovative researchers
Immersive 4.5 months programme of collective sessions (every Wednesday from 16.00 - 17.00 CET) & individual coaching to explore in depth deep-tech entrepreneurship related topics, from IP protection, industrialization, regulatory, team management to finance.
Business Model Development through design thinking and outside of the lab activities
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- .EIC Business Idea Validation Bootcamp #2
A combination of collective workshops (7 days), team coaching and interviews outside of the lab over 3 weeks to design your business model based on your initial ideas and test it outside of the lab.
- .EIC Market Validation Programme #2
8 weeks of intensive (10 to 20 hours per week) online courses, masterclasses, coaching and interviews outside the lab to focus on your value proposition, your product-market fit and your pitching deck.
EIC Tech to Market Venture Building
With the EIC Tech to Market Venture Building Programme, the EIC aims to help build start-ups to exploit promising research results through venture building services, comprising a range of activities from identification of promising business ideas to venture creation and development.
How will the programme be implemented?
The EIC Tech to Market Venture Building Programme will onboard EIC beneficiaries (from EIC Pathfinder and EIC Transition) and take them into a journey that will comprise 4 main phases:
- Tech Demo Days
- Opportunities’ exploration
- Team creation
- Venture support services
Venture building services aiming at the creation of start-ups to uptake reseearch results from EIC Pathfinder and EIC Transition projects
Tech Demo Days
- Your entry way to the programme: organisation of thematic exploration workshops with feedback from key market players on you technology potential.
Opportunities exploration
- Guidance on feasibility from team of experts with business insights that can support you with recommendations for improvement.
Team creation
- Build your team with individualised recruitment services, access to entrepreneurs in residence an to talent brokerage events.
Venture support services
- Support in needs´ analysis and advisory expertise on key domains for venture creation, such as IP, finance or HR.
Interested in the EIC Venture building? Apply through the Expression of Interest to join the EIC T2M Venture Building Programme
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
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Work with us: Call for experts and entrepreneurs in residence
We are looking for external experts to act as mentors and contribute as experts in different business-related fields to support business ideas validation and venture creation.
We are looking for entrepreneurs in residence to team up with researchers who want to transform their research into deep-tech startups.
Get in touch
If you have any questions, please contact us through the EIC Community’s contact page by choosing ‘EIC T2M Entrepreneurship Programme’ for more information related with the EIC Tech to Market Entrepreneurship Programme, and by choosing ‘EIC T2M Venture Building Programme’ for more information related with the EIC Tech to Market Venture Building Programme.