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Building on promising research results to demonstrate and mature the technology and develop business plans for specific applications
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Funding and investments through the EIC Fund for individual start-ups and small companies to develop and scale up game changing innovations
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Take the challenge and compete for an EIC Prize which rewards Europe's leading innovators
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Benefit from a wide range of services: access to coaches, mentors, access to global partners & innovation ecosystem.
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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 various portfolios such as health, digital, green-deal, space, construction or technology
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
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European Innovation Council: new group of deep tech start-ups to receive Accelerator investments with increase in women-led start-ups
32 companies have been selected to receive European Innovation Council (EIC) funding, combining grants and equity, following the first 2023 EIC Accelerator cut-off in January.
Start applying for services on the newly launched EIC Partners’ Service Catalogue
Do you need acceleration, infrastructure, training, or even scale-up support? A select group of European organisations is now offering several services to European Innovation Council (EIC) innovators.
European Prize for Humanitarian Innovation: first edition kicks off
The Commission launched the first edition of the European Prize for Humanitarian Innovation (InnovAid) at the European Humanitarian Forum, on 21 March 2023.
EU private and public buyers wanted: call for procurement challengers
Buyers of innovative solutions, do not miss this opportunity to co-create with a very innovative Start-up or SME: €41 500 offered by the INNOBUYER Programme!
EIC Pathfinder Open call 2023 closed with high interest
The European Innovation Council (EIC) received 788 project proposals from the research community by 7 March 2023 deadline.
Call for tenders: EIC Innovation Procurement Programme
The European Innovation Council (EIC) is embarking on its new Business Acceleration Services (BAS) innovation procurement programme.
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