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New round of funding from EIC Accelerator!

The European Commission selected 99 innovative start-ups and SMEs that will receive €627 million of EU funding to help them bring their promising technologies to the market.

 
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News
Highlights from the first European Innovation Council Summit

The EIC held the very first hybrid EIC Summit on 24-25 November which brought together more than 2300 participants onsite and online.

 
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She Figures 2021: new study on women in R&I

A new study reviles that the gender gap at education level is shrinking, but women are still under-represented in research and innovation.

 
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European Social Innovation Competition: The results are in!

The European Commission and EISMEA are pleased to announce the winners of European Social Innovation Competition: the challenge prize Skills for Tomorrow – Shaping a green and digital future.

 
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Green Deal Challenge? The EIC supports the solutions!

EIC Programme Managers, Marco Pantaleo and Francesco Matteucci, explain how the EIC is putting EU funding to help solve one of society’s major challenges.

 
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Breakthrough ideas
Third EIC supported Unicorn: SWORD Health

EIC and EIT supported start-up, SWORD Health, recently reached a $2 billion valuation, thus becoming EIC’s third ‘Unicorn’. Read more on our datahub.

 
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Artificial intelligence and industry: Advanced innovation for European manufacturing

This new Results Pack presents the results of 14 innovative Horizon 2020 projects reshaping AI and industry, including EIC-backed Smarter Vision Micro.

 
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News from the EIC Community
EIC x CaixaBank Innovation Procurement pilot in Agrotech

EIC, CaixaBank and AgroBank are offering you the exclusive opportunity to scale up your business. Applications are open until 21 January 2022.

 
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EIC ePitching to Procurers @ BME 56th Symposium: The Power of Procurement

BME partnered up with the EIC to organise an online event dedicated to pitching activities in light of their 56th Symposium on Purchasing and Logistics.

 
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EIC Corporate Corner with Neste: Well-thought-out power moves for sustainable growth

After the EIC Corporate Day with Neste, we met with Antti Ritala, Head of Venturing & Acquisitions at the company to provide us with a few insights.

 
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EIC Coffee Break with Anselm Adams: A pinch of humility in the pursuit of success

This month's guest for the EIC Coffee Break is Anselm Adams – co-Founder and CEO of ALBORA technologies.

 
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Human Rights Day

The EIC Community introduces you to three innovators stepping up the fight for the right to a healthy environment.

 
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Pitch your biotech solutions at BIO 2022 with the EIC OTF Programme 2.0

The EIC OTF Programme 2.0 invites you to apply for the BIO International Convention 2022, the world's largest gathering of leading professionals in the biotechnology industry.

 
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EIC Pathfinder beneficiary HEMEX completes a €6.8 million Series C round

HEMEX, an EIC Pathfinder beneficiary company, has completed a Series C investment round, increasing the amount to approximately €6.8 million.

 
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EIC GHG Tool: How data can work hand in hand with business waste and sustainability

We spoke with Daniele Biffi from the EIC-funded company DVP Vacuum Technology to discover how they monitor data and reduce CO2 emissions with the EIC Greenhouse Gas tool.

 
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20 European companies to transform the future of healthcare with the EIC Overseas Trade Fairs Programme

Twenty outstanding companies were selected by the EIC to join the EU Pavilion at Arab Health 2022 under the EIC Overseas Trade Fairs (OTF) Programme 2.0.

 
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Get your climate innovation ready for market uptake with EIT Climate-KIC

As part of the RACE project, EIT Climate-KIC is working together with the EIC Business Acceleration Services to offer you a new programme.

 
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2021 EIC Community and Procurers Programme Wrap-up

The EIC adapted and transformed over the last year, taking on the virtual stage.

Read the EIC Community wrap up and EIC BAS Procurers Programme wrap-up to learn how.

Upcoming events
EIC Innovation Training Workshop for Pathfinder: boost your innovation!

The EIC Business Acceleration Services invite EIC Pathfinder and Transition beneficiaries to participate in our new instalments of the Innovation Training Workshops

 
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EIC ePitching with Investors on Cybersecurity

The EIC and EuroQuity-Bpifrance are pleased to invite all eligible startups to participate in the next ePitching with Investors dedicated to Cybersecurity.

 
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