As EIC supported researcher, innovator or entrepreneur you will benefit from a wide range of services:
- access to coaches, mentors, expertise and training
- access to global partners (leading corporates, investors, procurers, distributors, clients)
- access to innovation ecosystem and peers
Take the challenge and compete for an EIC Prize which rewards Europe's leading innovators
EIC Networks
Meet the leading innovators who advise the EIC on its overall strategy and performance
Meet our in-house experts who head EIC support in various portfolios such as health, digital, green-deal, space, construction or technology
EIC ambassadors act as a voice for the EIC in the Member States, and provide feedback from all corners of the innovation ecosystem
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
Latest statistics: EIC Accelerator June cut-off results
News
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has received a record-breaking 2,087 project proposals under the EIC Pathfinder Open 2025 call...
At the European Commission’s Startups and Scaleups Forum, EIC Board members Kat Borlongan and Bart Becks laid out a bold blueprint for Europe’s tech future. Their vision—captured in the Beyond Catch-Up document—calls for systemic change to make Europe a global innovation leader, not a follower.
Apply by 19 May 2025.
EISMEA has launched a call for tenders on Access to expertise and training through EIC Tech to Market training programme and venture building activities
The EIC has been instrumental in accelerating the growth trajectory of start-ups. Over 70 EIC-backed companies have attained 'centaur' status, with valuations exceeding €100 million, and six of these companies are valued at over €500 million. Read more in the EIC Impact Report 2025.
The Commission has announced the winners and runners-up of the 11th edition of the European Prize for Women Innovators, jointly managed by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
