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Collaboration and innovation to drive progress. Former Awards' winners and runners-up gather in Helsinborg, on June 1st, to launch the iCapital Alumni Network.

The European Innovation Council launches the ‘Scale-Up 100’ call for business support organizations, to facilitate companies with high-growth potential on their path to become European deep tech champions.

The Commission is finalizing its decision-making procedure for the grant and equity components to companies selected for blended finance during the 2021 cut-offs

The European Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) received 165 proposals for the first 2022 cut-off of EIC Transition calls.

The European Innovation Council (EIC) continues to receive strong interest from the research community with project proposals that aim to turn science into technology breakthroughs.

The European Commission has announced additional €11.7 million to strengthen the European Innovation Ecosystems.

In this report, the expert group recommends that the European Innovation Council (EIC) creates two ambitious deep-tech training programmes to foster technological solutions and realise human entrepreneurial talent.

The Commission launched today the 9th edition of the European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) Impact Prize. The Impact Prize 2022 recognises the successful outcome of socially innovative projects from the previous EUSIC edition.

The Commission selected 39 new projects under the 2021 EIC Pathfinder call for cutting edge research projects to achieve breakthroughs in five strategic areas.

The European Innovation Council warmly welcomes new Programme Managers covering the fields of space, quantum tech & electronics, construction & artificial intelligence (AI) and food & agri-tech.

Over 1000 start-ups and SMEs submitted a full application for funding for the 23 March cut-off of the EIC Accelerator scheme.

The Commission launched today the 10th edition of the European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) – the challenge prize - supporting social innovation projects that boost local innovation ecosystems.

Congratulations to EIC-funded Sound Particles whose audio software have been used in Dune, Oscar-winning film in best sound category.

The 2022 journey to award the game changers of European Innovation Procurement has started. The second edition of the European Innovation Procurement Awards (EUIPA) has been launched today by the European Commission. The contestants can submit their applications until 22 June 2022.

The Polish company SDS Optic Inc. has debuted last Tuesday (15 March 2022) on the NewConnect – the alternative trading system managed by the Warsaw Stock Exchange. 

Nanolike received the European Innovation Council (EIC) funding of more than EUR 1.8 million

The European Innovation Council (EIC) launched today the ninth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The Prize celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s game-changing innovations, to inspire more women to follow their footsteps.

The Commission launched today the 2022 edition of the European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital). The Awards recognise the role cities play in shaping the local innovation ecosytems and promote innovation.

Revised EIC Investment Guidelines have been published, applicable to companies selected under the EIC Accelerator scheme in 2021 and 2022.