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Building on promising research results to demonstrate and mature the technology and develop business plans for specific applications
EIC Accelerator
Funding and investments through the EIC Fund for individual start-ups and small companies to develop and scale up game changing innovations
Take the challenge and compete for an EIC Prize which rewards Europe's leading innovators
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EIC Board
Meet the leading innovators who advise the EIC on its overall strategy and performance
EIC Programme Managers
Meet our first in-house experts who head EIC support in health, digital and green-deal portfolios
EIC Ambassadors
EIC ambassadors act as a voice for the EIC in the Member States, and provide feedback from all corners of the innovation ecosystem
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The EIC draws on a wide range of external advice and expertise in order to select the most promising projects and companies and to support them
Featured projects
CoNAN projects: new generation of microchip-based tools for genetic analysis
Bringing the dynamic genome to life
EIC-funded natural gas dual-fuel system was named one of the top 50 in the European Startup Prize Mobility category
On January 26, 2022 The European Startup Prize for mobility (EUSP) team announced DiGas as one of the TOP 50 mobility startups for the EUSP 4th edition.
A game-changing shift in electronic industry: photons based computing
Revolutionize the electronics industry by introducing a material that features a direct band gap
A-LEAF: An artificial leaf mimicking the process of photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a process that fuels life on our planet. Could we mimic the process?
Why future homes could be made of living fungus
Scientists are exploring the possibilities of turning mycelium, the fungus that produces mushrooms, into a new type of building material
Kitepower is taking its clean wind energy to the Caribbean Island
Kitepower develops innovative and cost-effective alternatives to existing wind turbines by using kites to generate electricity
Latest statistics: EIC Accelerator June cut-off results
News
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.
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.
Today, the European Commission is announcing the 21 finalists in this year’s European Social Innovation Competition – the challenge prize.
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.
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.
HorizonEU - Innovative Europe
European Innovation Ecosystems
Creating more connected and efficient innovation ecosystems to support the scaling of companies and spur innovation
European Institute of Innovation & Technology
Increase Europe’s ability to innovate by nurturing entrepreneurial talent and supporting new ideas
EIC Forum
Promote coordination and dialogue on the development of the Union's innovation ecosystem