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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
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The European Innovation Council signs 100th Pathfinder grant agreement
The EIC Pathfinder scheme signs 100th grant agreement with the project Elobio.
C2C-NewCap awarded the prestigious 2022 Transportation Hub Award in the USA
Congratulations to the EIC Accelerator beneficiary, C2C-NewCap for being awarded by the USA OceanExchange the 2022 Transportation Hub Award.
Two EIC-funded organisations awarded the European Union’s Innovation Radar Prize 2022
Congratulations to EIC-funded NVision (MetaboliQs project) and Polytechnic University of Madrid (AMADEUS, NATHALIE and Thermobat projects).
14 outstanding finalists in the running for the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2022
Fourteen of the most inspiring women entrepreneurs working in Europe today are in the shortlist for the ninth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators.
European Innovation Council Fund: first equity investments for a total of €190 million under Horizon Europe
Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, announced today that the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund has taken 33 investment decisions since the appointment of an external fund manager on 29 September 2022.
European Innovation Council selects 20 new Transition projects to take breakthrough technologies from the lab into the real world
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected 20 projects following the May 2022 EIC Transition cut-off.
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