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European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital) 2023: find out who the 12 semi-finalists are!
12 cities from 10 countries have advanced to the semi-final stage of the ninth edition of the iCapital Awards.

EIC Pathfinder: nearly €170 million to support novel technologies
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected the next set of proposals under the 2023 EIC Pathfinder Open call

European Social Innovation Competition: meet 15 finalists fighting energy poverty
The Commission announced today the 15 finalists of this year’s European Social Innovation Competition.

“European Reception” at Gastech 2023 Singapore: fostering new business connections in south-east Asia
The EIC, in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union in Singapore and DMG events, is organising the first high-level networking event (“European Reception”) dedicated to European excellence on innovation at Gastech 2023.

Open Coordination and Support Action (CSA): Financial support to access services from ecosystem partners
EISMEA launched a new open coordination and support action for Financial Support to access services from ecosystem partners
Amendment of the European Innovation Council work programme 2023
The Commission adopted the amendment of the EIC work programme 2023 including two Coordination and Support Actions. Both calls for proposals will open on 16 August.

EIC Accelerator – applicants given an additional two weeks to submit to October cut-off
The deadline for the last EIC Accelerator cut-off for full (Step 2) proposals this year has been changed from 4 October to 19 October 2023.

EIC Board statement: recommendations for increasing participation of high potential innovators from widening countries to EIC programmes
The EIC Board has set an overall objective to increase the participation of widening countries to a share of at least 15% across all EIC instruments, double the current level of below 8%.

EIC Board publishes draft Code of Conduct for consultants
Following consultations with stakeholders, the Board has agreed a Code of Conduct which it has published in draft for any other parties to provide comments or feedback.

European Innovation Council Transition results: 19 projects selected to mature from cutting edge science to market readiness
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected 19 projects following the April 2023 EIC Transition cut-off
The European Innovation Council Fund: the biggest European deep tech investor
In the first quarter of 2023 the EIC Fund has become the biggest Venture Capital investor in European deals measured by amount invested, and third in number of deals.
EIC Accelerator - new platform for submission of short (Step 1) proposals is up and running
Companies can once again submit short (Step 1) applications for European Innovation Council Accelerator funding, using a new IT platform developed for this purpose by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA).

European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency and European Patent Office deepen their cooperation to support innovation ecosystem in Europe
The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Patent Office (EPO) haven taken a further step to deepen their cooperation by jointly supporting the development of breakthrough technologies and the innovation ecosystem in Europe.
EIC Accelerator – increase in number of proposals submitted under June cut-off
The EIC Accelerator cut-off closed on 21 June 2023 with 648 full proposals submitted.

European Innovation Council Accelerator: new group of deep tech start-ups selected to get funding and investments
A new set of 51 companies have been selected to receive European Innovation Council (EIC) funding, combining grants and equity, following the second 2023 EIC Accelerator cut-off in March

New European Prize for Women Innovators launched by the European Innovation Council and European Institute of Innovation and Technology
The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) have taken their partnership to the next level and launched today a revamped European Prize for Women Innovators.

Call for Tenders: EIC International Trade Fairs and USA Soft-landing Programme 3.0
EISMEA launched new tender for the future EIC International Trade Fairs and USA Soft-landing Programme 3.0.
EIC Accelerator – change in the application submission platform
EIC is migrating to the Electronic Submission System hosted on the EC Funding and tender opportunities portal
Scaling up with the European Innovation Council: launch of the new initiative to support Europe’s future deep tech champions
Commission launched the EIC Scale Up 100 initiative. Its goal is to identify, promote, and support the growth of 100 promising Europe’s deep tech companies with the potential to become ‘unicorns’ (exceeding €1 billion valuation).

Health and biotech at the EIC: video from Conquering cancer event
EIC Programme Manager gives an overview of the European Innovation Council and its funding and investment opportunities for health and biotech sectors.