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Discover this Austrian EIC Accelerator company's journey to a pipeline projected to exceed EUR 10 million in 2026 with the support of the EIC International Trade Fairs Programme.

As from today, the European Innovation Council (EIC) will provide investments in defence and dual-use technologies, marking a strategic pivot in Europe’s innovation policy.

The European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) has launched a new call for tenders for the future EIC Corporate Partnership Programme 4.0

The selected companies represent 16 EU and associated countries, with the highest number coming from France, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. 

The third edition of Women TechEU(2026-2028), an EU-funded project supporting women leading deep tech startup companies from Europe, has been launched and opened its call for applications.

The European Commission revealed the winners of the 12th edition of the European Prize for Women Innovators at the European Innovation Council (EIC) Summit in Brussels

The European Innovation Council (EIC) today published its Impact Report 2026

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has launched a new Horizon Europe Coordination and Support Action (CSA) entitled “EIC Scaling Club 2.0” under the procedure identifier HORIZON-EIC-2026-BAS-02-SCLATEUP.

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has received 2103 project proposals under the EIC Pathfinder Open 2026 call, confirming the continued strong interest of the research and innovation community in breakthrough deep-tech funding opportunities.

The European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), in collaboration with the European Commission have announced the launch of the 2027 European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital)

The Commission announced a new group of eight companies to receive €10 and €30 million investments to support them in the crucial scale-up phase to establish a market position...

EISMEA has launched a new call for tenders titled EIC Innovation Procurement Programme (Strategic Access to Innovation Procurement) (EISMEA/2026/OP/0012) focusing on support activities related to access to procurement markets

In total, the selected companies will receive around €32.5 million in EU funding, with up to €500,000 awarded per company.

Experts will help assess which companies should receive direct equity investments to scale up disruptive innovations in defence.

The European Innovation Council has selected 30 new projects under the 2025 EIC Pathfinder Challenges Call...

The companies will receive between €300,000 and €500,000 each. 

The 25 signals highlight technological developments with potential relevance for Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy.

The finalists of the 2026 European Prize for Women Innovators - jointly managed by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) - have been revealed

The first European Innovation Council (EIC) Advanced Innovation Challenges call received 709 proposals across the two challenge topics. In total, applicants requested...