In case of patent infringement, besides contacting your lawyer, SMEs might consider gathering and securing the evidence for the next litigation step. In this article, China IP SME Helpdesk external expert Dr Jian Xu lists the key steps concerning the collection of valid evidence.
Estonian Investment Agency | 01/07/2024 | Estonia - Estonian pharmaceutical development company GeneCode has received a €1,6M grant from Enterprise Estonia to develop a new treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This is not the first time GeneCode has attracted such financing for novel research. The company has been recognised for its earlier development work with a €16 million grant and equity option from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program.
Innovators Mag | 01/07/2024 | Europe - Led by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), the annual prize ‘celebrates the outstanding achievements of women entrepreneurs driving positive change for people and the planet through their innovative ventures’. There are prizes available across three categories: EIC Women Innovators, with three prizes up for grabs of: €100k, €70k and €50k; EIC Rising Innovators, offering: €50k, €30k and €20k; and EIT Women Leadership, again breaking down: €50k, €30k and €20k.
Espanol News | 01/07/2023 | The Netherlands - Dutch AI startup Axelera AI BV, which produces AI accelerators for inference, announced that it has raised $68 million to expand its business. According to Silicon Angle data , in total, the total financing reached 120 million dollars. Key investors participating in the Series B round include Invest-NL Deep Tech Fund, the European Innovation Council Fund, the Innovation Industries Strategic Partners Fund and the Samsung Catalyst Fund. Previous investors also participated, including Verve Ventures, Innovation Industries, Fractionelera and Italian sovereign wealth fund CDP Venture Capital SGR.
European Parliament | 01/07/2024 | Europe - The European Sovereignty Fund (EUSF) should invest in Europe’s future by investing indirectly in start-ups and scale-ups via the existing Fund of the European Innovation Council (EIC). This would be concrete step to advance the aims of the recently agreed Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP). The EUSF could also invest in security of supply by acquiring and managing strategic stockpiles of critical raw materials.
IPIFF | 01/07/2024 | Europe - Titled “Investing in Europe’s Agri-Future: EU funding opportunities for the insect farming sector”, the online event targeted European insect-producing actors and partners from the insect value chain. With over 200 attendees during the live session, the webinar brought together senior representatives from the EU institutions, including Silvia Alvarez Santos from DG REGIO, and Ivan Stefanic from EISMEA.
Here is a brief update of the progress of each PSA and the MSAs’ decisions on product scope.
Science|Business | 25/05/2024 | Former EIC programme manager Iordanis Arzimanoglou walks us through the strategic thinking behind the European Innovation Council’s approach to boosting translation of research to market.
E-HEALTH-COM | 26/06/2024 | In the QUSTom (Quantitative Ultrasound Stochastic Tomography) project, an international research team aims to develop a new imaging method for radiation-free diagnosis of breast cancer based on ultrasound and supercomputing as part of a project funded by the European Innovation Council.
ArcticToday | 26/06/2024 | Embedl, a Swedish deep tech company specializing in AI research and development, has successfully raised SEK 45 million led by Spintop Ventures. The round includes co-financing from the European Innovation Council (EIC).
Science|Business | 27/06/2024 | There is also a favourable mention for the European Innovation Council (EIC), with the taskforce saying it has “demonstrated its importance to address certain gaps between research excellence and the transformation of those findings into market.”
PR Newswire | 27/06/2024 | Born out of a decade of research on energy-efficient neuromorphic computing, Innatera pioneers a new breed of microprocessors that aim to bring brain-like intelligence to sensors. Backed by leading European deeptech VCs Matterwave Ventures, MIG Capital, InvestNL, European Innovation Council, Delft Enterprises and Innavest, it's on a mission to make a billion sensors intelligent by 2030.
EIN Presswire | 27/06/2024 | This joint initiative, supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), celebrates the outstanding achievements of women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s most game-changing innovations. Winners will be selected in three prize categories: EIC Women innovators, EIC Rising innovators and EIT Women leadership.
Security Systems News | 28/06/2024 | Axelera AI's Series B funding round is Europe’s largest oversubscribed Series B funding round in the fabless semiconductor industry. It is backed by major institutional investors, including Invest-NL Deep Tech Fund, the European Innovation Council Fund, Innovation Industries Strategic Partners Fund and Samsung Catalyst Fund among many others.
Silicon Luxembourg | 27/06/2024 | Dr. Emmanuel Defay, head of the nanotechnologies unit at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), has been awarded the EIC Pathfinder grant by the European Innovation Council (EIC), totalling nearly €2m, to develop advanced polymer-based cooling technologies.
Accelera AI announced the successful close of Europe's largest oversubscribed Series B funding round in the fabless semiconductor industry. It propels Axelera AI into new markets, including automotive and high-performance computing.
From 19-24 May 2024, the EIC USA Soft-landing Programme brought together European top innovators and worldwide industry leaders in the field of Health and Life Sciences.
Interested in the European Prize for Women Innovators? Join the dedicated online info session on 5 July hosted by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology to learn more about the prize and the 3 categories.
The EIC and the EIT launched the 2025 edition of the European Prize for Women Innovators. This joint initiative celebrates the outstanding achievements of women entrepreneurs. Don't miss the information session that will take place on 5 July 2024 to learn more about the prize.
Symboulos | 26/06/2024 | PRAXI Network, National Contact Point of the European Framework Program for Research and Innovation "Horizon Europe", invites you to an open event entitled: "EIC Accelerator: Funding opportunities, procedures and support", which will take place on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, from 14:00 to 18:00, in the conference room of the Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT).
