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EIC is part of Commission’s Strategic Technology proposal with extra €2.63 billion for scale ups

Following the Commission proposal of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP'), the EIC Accelerator is proposed to receive a top-up under the Horizon Europe. It will support game changing innovation, providing additional firepower to support start-ups grow and scale-up. The extra funding will be channeled through the EIC Fund, provide equity-only support between €15 and €50 M.

 
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New group of deep tech start-ups selected and high number of applicants under EIC Accelerator

A new set of 51 companies have been selected to receive €260 million of EIC funding, combining grants and equity.

Additionally, a new EIC Accelerator cut-off closed on 21 June with 648 full proposals submitted, an increase of 17% compared to the previous 2023 cut-offs. This also follows the switch in the application platform that took place on 2 June 2023.

 
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New European Prize for Women Innovators launched by the EIC and EIT

The EIC and the EIT have taken their partnership to the next level and revamped the European Prize for Women Innovators to include a new 3rd category: EIT Women Leadership. Apply by 28 September.

 
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Watch the new TechTalks with EIC Programme Managers

EIC’s leading thematic experts share their views on technologies that will innovate fields of medicine, quantum, space, construction, energy, environment, food and more, and share information on EIC Challenge Calls.

 
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Discover the 2022 EIC-funded Unicorns and Centaurs

When it comes to the EIC Accelerator’s portfolio, it now includes 112 “centaurs” and 11 “unicorns”. The total valuation of the EIC portfolio of companies is now around €40 billion.

 
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Re-watch the EIC Prizes Info Days

Do you want to know more about the application process and get advice from past winners?

Recordings and presentations are now available for European Innovation Procurement Award, European Capital of Innovation Awards and European Prize for Humanitarian Innovation.

 
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The Enterprise Europe Network supports Belgian company in securing EIC funding

EEN and EIC supported XenomatiX, a Belgian start-up that sprouted from a garage, is taking the world of autonomous driving by storm with their innovative light-based distance measurement technology.

 
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EIC media survey – help us improve our media presence!

We have just launched the EIC media survey! The purpose is to gain insights into how EIC beneficiaries, ambassadors, investors, researchers, and other relevant stakeholders consume media. We count on you to help us by filling it out!

 
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News from the EIC Community
EIC Corporate Corner with Shell Ventures

In this EIC Corporate Corner, we got together with Shell Ventures representative Bilal Ahmad, Venture Principal to hear about their experience at the EIC Corporate Day.

 
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Discover the next EIC pioneers to exhibit at IFA 2023

The EIC successfully organised a virtual preparatory workshop for the delegation of EIC companies to showcase extraordinary innovations at IFA 2023 under EIC Overseas Trade Fairs (OTF) Programme 2.0.

 
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3 EIC-funded organisations, finalists of the 2023 European Inventor Award

The European Patent Office (EPO) has just announced the finalists of the European Inventor Award 2023, and 3 EIC-funded organisations made it to this shortlist.

 
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Twelve startups selected to participate in deep-tech venture builder

Twelve startups based in Europe have been selected to participate in the first cohort of Ventures Thrive – a deep-tech pan-European venture builder funded by the EIC.

 
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Meet 3 EIC-funded companies helping the environment with their impact solutions

The theme of this year's World Environment Day was ‘Solutions to Plastic Pollution’ and the EIC Community presents three EIC-funded companies working on disruptive sustainable solutions to improve our lives and the planet.

 
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Additional calls for applications
LEAP-BIO will support you licensing assets within the biopharma industry

LEAP-BIO, a COSME project, is opening a call for Expression of Interest concerning development of IP licensing intermediary services for early-stage assets in pharma and biotech.

 
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Join the EIC Tech to Market Venture Building programme

The recently launched EIC Tech to Market (T2M) Programme is looking for entrepreneurs in residence to team up with researchers who want to transform their research into deep-tech startups.

 
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Upcoming events
Save the date for the EU Industry Days 2023

Join industry stakeholders in Europe’s flagship annual event focusing on key industrial policy discussions, connecting industrial front runners, and boosting the knowledge base of European industry.

 
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