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European Innovation Procurement Awards (EUIPA) 2022 semi-finalists announced today
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12 cities from 11 countries have advanced to the semi-final stage of the eighth iCapital edition. The cities aim to become the 2022 European Capital of Innovation or the European Rising Innovative City.
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The EIC received 25 submissions for the €20 million action to support the Ukrainian innovation community. Today, Ukraine-based Sergey Sereda has been appointed as an EIC Ambassador.
The EIC awarded Seals of Excellence to 160 companies who submitted their applications for the EIC Accelerator March 2022 cut-off.
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The ninth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators closed on Thursday 18 August, with a record 277 applications submitted
The European Innovation Council (EIC), together with corporates Fresenius Kabi and Medtronic, invite you to apply to a joint EIC Multicorporate Day on 14 and 15 November 2022, in Frankfurt, Germany.
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On the 1st of September 2022, the ITRE committee of the European Parliament will discuss the Ehler report on the implementation of the European Innovation Council.
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Today, the European Commission is announcing the 21 finalists in this year’s European Social Innovation Competition – the challenge prize.
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The European Innovation Council (EIC) is looking for investors to introduce them to a selection of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) solutions from its portfolio.
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On 27-29 July 2022, 20 of the most promising EIC- funded SMEs, startups and scale-ups with groundbreaking med-tech solutions, met in Miami, USA at Florida International Medical Exhibition (FIME) 2022.
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The European Innovation Council (EIC) Business Acceleration Services welcomes all EIC-funded beneficiaries to apply to new open calls that currently have applications open: EIC x REPowerEU, EIC Innovation Bootcamp 4.0 and EIC Corporate Day with Lonza
The EIC Accelerator, with a unique offer of grants, blended finance and equity investments, has proven to be of high interest for start-ups and SMEs since its launch in March 2021.
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Following the EIC Procurers Day with José de Mello Group in March 2021, Spanish electrical analysis company Sigma Industrial Precision closed a deal with CUF, one of Jose de Mello Group’s companies.
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On 30 June, the EIC Programme Manager, Iordanis Arzimanoglou and the Health and Biotech team organised a “Licensing in Biotech” online workshop.
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Yesterday, the European Commission adopted a New European Innovation Agenda. It will help Europe to develop new technologies with innovation to address the most urgent societal challenges, and to bring them on the market.
The European Innovation Council invites the EIC funded projects to join this open call aiming at creating an interactive exhibition during the EIC Summit, taking place on 07-08 December 2022 in Brussels.
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The European Commission approved the payment of 20 grants to companies selected for blended finance under the EIC Accelerator in June 2021, with a further 7 to follow before the end of the month.
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Join the European Commission Pavilion at 2022 ECOMONDO Expo!
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The Commission announced today the first direct equity investment by the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund following its launch under Horizon Europe.