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Strong response to first deadline for funding under EIC Accelerator (22/06/2021)

Since the opening of the EIC Accelerator funding, over 2000 start-ups and SMEs submitted short applications on a continuous basis, and 801 of these progressed to submit a full application for funding for the 16 June cut-off of the EIC Accelerator scheme.

EIC Pathfinder Challenge calls now open! (18/06/2021)

The five 2021 Pathfinder Challenge calls are now open! Worth €132 million, the EIC invites you to bring together the best in science and engineering to crack some of the toughest nuts in key areas of future technologies.

Meet the EIC Programme Managers! (21/06/2021)

The EIC Programme Managers will play a new role to manage portfolios under the EIC challenges. Learn more about them and the role they play in the EIC.

Commission seeks leading innovators for the EIC Board (18/06/2021)

The EIC is looking for passionate innovators, entrepreneurs, investors and venture capitalists, corporate leaders, researchers and academics to join the EIC Board. Express interest by 30 June!

Statement on Gender & Diversity in EIC (18/06/2021)

The EIC board addresses the underrepresentation of women in all parts of the European innovation ecosystem.

Neurotwin: technological breakthrough improving the lives of people suffering with epilepsy (18/06/2021)

Neuroelectrics, the coordinator company of the EIC Pathfinder project Neurotwin, has raised $17.5 million to fund clinical trials for a technological breakthrough that could improve the lives of people suffering with epilepsy.

EIC Women Leadership Programme: Levelling the playing field (18/06/2021)

To support the role of women in innovation and tech, the EIC created the Women Leadership Programme (WLP). Now is the time for EIC beneficiaries to join the programme: apply by 2 July!

EIC-funded company DNA Script in partnership with Moderna (18/06/2021)

DNA Script has closed a partnership with Moderna, providing up to $5 million to develop a prototype for rapid mobile manufacturing of vaccines and therapeutics, which can be delivered as pandemic prevention treatments.

Apply to be at Arab Health 2022 in Dubai with the EIC Overseas Trade Fairs 2.0 Programme (18/06/2021)

The EIC Business Acceleration Services invites you to submit your application for Arab Health 2022. The most popular trade fair for healthcare & medical professionals in the Gulf region will take place January 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Join CES Las Vegas 2022 with the EIC Overseas Trade Fairs 2.0 Programme (18/06/2021)

The EIC Business Acceleration Services celebrates the official kick-off of the Overseas Trade Fairs 2.0 Programme (OTF) and invites you to submit your application for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 in Las Vegas, USA.

European Commission’s European Research and Innovation Days is around the corner! (18/06/2021)

Join the EIC at the biggest event in research and innovation 23-24 June! The EIC will be present in 7 sessions and have a House for you to come visit. Register now!

EIC Greenhouse Gas Webinar: Introduction to the GHG tool, your emissions simulator (18/06/2021)

One of the key components of the EIC GHG programme is the GHG tool which will offer a carbon footprint assessment and propose mitigation measures for your company, join our introductory webinar on 16 July 2021.

EIC Innovation Training Workshops for Pathfinder: boost your innovation! (18/06/2021)

The EIC Business Acceleration Services invites EIC Pathfinder and Transition beneficiaries to participate in the Innovation Training Workshops. Apply for one of the three sessions!

EIC Transition Calls are open (18/05/2021)

EIC Transition calls, worth €100 million in 2021, will fund turning research results into innovation opportunities. The first calls are focusing on results generated by EIC Pathfinder Pilot projects and European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept projects, to mature the technologies and build business case for specific applications.

Oxiflow: saving lives, treating brain aneurysms (18/05/2021)

Oxford Endovascular is developing a treatment for brain aneurysms. The company, which is a spin-out from Oxford University, have just raised $10 million (around €8 million) to Engineer a medical device to prevent brain hemorrhage.

EIC Innovation Procurers Day: Pitching to procurers from the pharma industry (18/05/2021)

Together with the German Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics (BME) the European Innovation Council (EIC) offered 9 EIC beneficiaries the opportunity to pitch and meet with procurers from the pharma industry.

EIC Energy4planet: fast-tracking the energy transition (18/05/2021)

The EIC Energy4Planet initiative gives EIC beneficiaries the possibility to co-create new solutions and deepen their relationship with Europe’s largest corporates. 25 corporates and 21 EIC beneficiaries attended the kick-off meeting.

EIC Greenhouse Gas Programme: Interview with Yousef Yousef, EIC Advisory Board member (18/05/2021)

Yousef Yousef, EIC Advisory Board member and entrepreneur, got together with us to discuss the EIC GHG programme and his views on greenhouse gas reduction.

Europe Day: 5 EIC innovators share their visions on the Future of Europe (18/05/2021)

We sat down with 5 EIC-funded innovators with innovations ranging from health to climate change, social fairness or education, to discover how they see the Future of Europe.

EIC-funded company LUMICKS raised a new funding round of $93 million (18/05/2021)

LUMICKS, an EIC-funded company from the Netherlands, has completed a round of investments to expand the R&D actions and the commercialisation of their z-Movi Cell Avidity Analyser.

EIC Coffee Break with Christian Rood: Leyden in the Jar (18/05/2021)

Our guest for this month's EIC Coffee Break is Christian Rood, the co-founder and CEO of LeydenJar Technologies which offers 100% silicon anode rolls that boost the energy density of Li-ion battery cells with up to 70%.

Statement by the EIC Advisory Board and the ERC Scientific Council (19/05/2021)

The European Research Council and the European Innovation Council release a joint statement on stronger cooperation in order to reinforce the best European talent in research and in innovation.

Join the 3rd Virtual EIC Accelerator Coordinators’ Day (18/05/2021)

Don’t miss our EIC Coordinators’ Day to get the chance to network with other beneficiaries, learn about the EIC Community and participate in EIC Fund workshop! Registration open until 4 June.

European Capital of Innovation Awards Webinar (18/05/2021)

European Capital of Innovation Awards 2021: Discover how your city can apply and win one of the 6 available prizes at the webinar on 8 June.

European Innovation Procurement Awards Webinar (18/05/2021)

The first edition of the European Innovation Procurement Awards 2021! Discover how public and private procurers can apply and win the available prizes at the webinar 15 June.

European Research and Innovation Days (18/05/2021)

European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to shape the future of research and innovation. Visit us at the EIC House 23-24 June!

EIC ePitching to Procurers: BME Solutions Days 2021 (19/05/2021)

For the second time, the European Innovation Council is collaborating with the German Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics (BME) to bring another EIC ePitching to Procurers to reality. Applications due 24 May!

EIC Pathfinder Open call: deadline extended (19/05/2021)

The deadline of the EIC Pathfinder Open call has been postponed till 25 May at 5 p.m. CET due to technical issues.

EIC launches first Accelerator and Pathfinder calls of 2021 (14/04/2021)

Following the launch of the fully-fledged EIC, the Commission opens the first Accelerator and Pathfinder calls. The funding worth over €1 billion aims to help scale up start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses that have the potential to achieve high impact.

The new European Innovation Procurement Awards are open for applications (14/04/2021)

The EIC launched the first edition of the European Innovation Procurement Awards. This prize rewards public and private buyers in their efforts to promote procurement of innovation.

The 2021 European Social Innovation Competition, Skills for tomorrow: Shaping a green and digital future (14/04/2021)

The 2021 edition of the Competition, ‘Skills for tomorrow’ is looking for social innovations that will contribute to job creation, growth by helping identify, develop and strengthen the skills that will power the European economy’s green and digital future.

EIC Fund announces further investments (15/04/2021)

The EIC Fund has announced further signings in its first round of investments of up to around €65 million of equity financing support, complementing the grant financing, to develop and scale up innovative companies. Learn more about the first 7 EIC Fund Equity Investments beneficiaries.

EIC Women Leadership Programme: Call for mentors (14/04/2021)

The EIC is launching a full-fledged impactful Women Leadership Programme (WLP) for women entrepreneurs and researchers. Now, the EIC is looking for motivated and experienced entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and senior managers to join the programme as mentors. Apply now!

Corporate Partnership Programme Call (15/04/2021)

The EIC stimulates strong collaborations between the innovative companies it funds and large firms, investors, technology giants and industrial leaders to spur new partnerships and help small high-innovative companies scale-up their business. Apply now to join the programme!

EIC Pathfinder Bootcamp: From Lab to Market (14/04/2021)

Bringing your research to the next level and creating a valid solution can be a tough. With the EIC Pathfinder Bootcamp the European Innovation Council offered 16 Pathfinder and Transition beneficiaries the tools and guidance they need to turn their research into a viable product and bring it to the market.

Snapchat acquires EIC-funded startup Fit Analytics to explore online shopping in a new way (14/04/2021)

Fit Analytics, an innovative EIC-funded SME, was purchased by Snap Inc., the owner of several worldwide technology companies, such as the famous Snapchat app.

EIC Coffee Break Interview with Or Retzkin, CEO of EyeControl (14/04/2021)

This EIC Coffee Break coincides with the World Day of Health, the theme for this year is "Building a fairer, healthier world". With this motto in mind, we get together with Or Retzkin, CEO of Israel based startup EyeControl.

The Horizon Intellectual Property (IP) Scan service is now open! (15/04/2021)

This free-of-charge IP support service is specifically designed to help European start-ups and other SMEs to efficiently manage and valorise IP in collaborative research and innovation efforts. Apply now!

EIC Programme Managers: Visions and paths under the European Innovation Council (15/04/2021)

This event was a unique opportunity to guide the EIC R&I community to the new main concept introduced by the fully-fledged EIC: the EIC projects portfolio and its proactive management principle, mainly managed by the EIC Programme Managers.

World Autism Awareness Day: Meet 4 EIC-funded innovations changing autistic people’s lives (14/04/2021)

Every year the 2nd of April marks World Autism Awareness Day to highlight the need to improve the quality of life of those with autism. On World Autism Awareness Day, the EIC Community gathered 4 EIC-funded companies changing and improving autistic people's lives.

A success story made possible by teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration (15/04/2021)

The research project ByAxon recently celebrated its last Review Meeting. The project, funded by the European Commission, pursues an ambitious goal: the neuronal reconnection by means of an active bypass using nanotechnology.

Tribolysis as tool for environmental health (15/04/2021)

Horizon 2020 FET-OPEN project triboREMEDY is building two tribology-based prototypes that aim to decompose hazardous waste safely, and to detoxify contaminated waters from harmful pathogens.

Using magnets to create new medicines (15/04/2021)

By controlling polymorphism in pharmaceutical compounds through the use of magnetic fields, the MagnaPharm project opens up new possibilities in the production of drugs.

Non-invasive neuromodulation techniques – A new era for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (15/04/2021)

From optogenetics to sonogenetics to magnetognetics, scientists around the world are investigating new techniques to treat Parkinson’s disease without invasive surgery. The EU FET open project Magneuron sought to use magnetogenetics to advance cell replacement therapy one step further.

Research Meets Industry: Focus on Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment (15/04/2021)

Registration is still open! The online “Research Meets Industry” event on 21 April 2021 will introduce exciting Future and Emerging Technology/EIC Pathfinder projects funded by the European Commission.

EIC Corporate Day with AB InBev: Leveraging Technology to Create a Sustainable Future (14/04/2021)

The EIC Business Acceleration Services and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (AB InBev) invite you to apply to our joint EIC Corporate Day. Meet with the experts of the brewing industry and take this opportunity to create a sustainable future while accelerating your business. Apply until 2 May!

EIC Community Training on Intellectual Property Rights (14/04/2021)

Through this EIC Community training you will be provided with key insights about IPR Management best practices, the most efficient tools and common challenges held by the two experts in the field of intellectual property management. Apply now!

Full EIC launched (16/03/2021)

The full European Innovation Council has been launched today. With a budget of over €10 billion for 2021-27, it will identify, develop and scale up breakthrough technologies and game changing innovations. Watch the opening ceremony with President von der Leyen, President Macron and leading innovators & investors!

Key novelties of the European Innovation Council (18/03/2021)

The EIC has several features that make it unique in its way of supporting pioneering ventures and projects. Check out the key novelties.

EIC Advisory Board Statement for the launch of the full EIC (17/03/2021)

Check out today's statement of the EIC pilot Advisory Board. Composed of leading innovators, the EIC Advisory Board (2019-2020) delivered the strategy of the European Innovation Council and provided advice on its implementation.

EIC Accelerator - financing for start-ups and SMEs (16/03/2021)

Over €1 billion in 2021 for financing for start-ups and SMEs will help to develop and scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones.

EIC Pathfinder - funding for multi-disciplinary research teams (16/03/2021)

EIC Pathfinder €300 million-calls in 2021 will fund multi-disciplinary research teams to undertake visionary research with the potential to lead to technology breakthroughs. Research teams can apply for up to €4 million.

EIC Transition - funding to turn research results into innovation opportunities (16/03/2021)

EIC Transition call, worth €100 million in 2021, will fund turning research results into innovation opportunities. This first call will focus on results generated by EIC Pathfinder Pilot projects and European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept projects, to mature the technologies and build business case for specific applications.

EU Prize for Women Innovators 2021 (16/03/2021)

The 2021 edition of EU Prize for Women Innovators is celebrating the women who are smashing stereotypes and breaking boundaries in innovation. Apply by 30 June!

European Capital of Innovation Awards (16/03/2021)

The race to find the European Capital of Innovation and the Rising Innovative City 2021 is on. We are searching for cities that best promote innovation in their communities. Apply by 15 July!

EIC Applicants' Day (19/03/2021)

The applicants' day will provide concrete information on how the EIC works, how to apply, who is eligible, etc. Sessions will include information on funding opportunities for research teams, startups, SMEs and investors. Watch the event online!

Look out for the special edition of our newsletter! (16/02/2021)

The next edition will be entirely dedicated to launch of the full European Innovation Council. In your mailboxes in March!

35 projects awarded €3.5 million to bring innovations closer to market (14/02/2021)

In the last Innovation Launchpad call, the European Innovation Council Pathfinder Pilot has selected 35 innovative projects aiming to contribute to strengthening European competitiveness and stimulate an open mind-set towards innovation and exploitation.

Equity funding in the EU: New report sheds light on shortcomings in the EU finance landscape (16/02/2021)

The findings of the independent expert report constitute an essential contribution to understand the relationship of EU support with the European venture capitalist ecosystem and more.

2020 EIC Pathfinder Pilot Programme wrap-up: Making the leap from lab to business (14/02/2021)

Last year, the EIC Community opened its doors to a high number of researchers and CEOs of early stage companies with projects funded under the EIC Pathfinder Programme. Check out the 2020 wrap up!

2020 EIC Innovation Procurement Programme wrap-up: Leave your mark to go to market (15/02/2021)

In 2020, the EIC decided to shake up the procurement market competition with a new array of events and acceleration services for its beneficiaries. When COVID-19 hit the world and the pandemic was creating high market tensions and supply shock, the Business Acceleration Services doubled down their efforts to build new bridges between procurers and startups.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science - focus on EIC Pathfinder researchers (14/02/2021)

We have asked some of our innovators to share their thoughts and motivational messages to all women and girls thinking about, or already pursuing careers in research and STEM disciplines.

Open call for enterprises in the sheet metal forming sector (15/02/2021)

The call is open until 31 March and offers up to €140,000 of financing to SMEs and companies.

EXPERIENCE: Transmission of senses into the virtual reality of the future (15/02/2021)

The EXPERIENCE project wants to extend the scope of distant social interactions by empowering them with a complex virtual-reality experience.

DIGIPREDICT develops digital-twin technology improving diagnostics methods for COVID-19 (15/02/2021)

DIGIPREDICT focuses its attention on viral infections effects in patients of COVID-19, which still remain far from being sufficiently explored.

The story behind Genes’Ink (15/02/2021)

The French start-up offers a range of innovative conductive inks for consumer electronics market, with potential applications in various fields and industries. Meet its CEO, Corinne Versini.

EIC-funded company Runecast offered free analytics tool for hospitals during COVID-19 outbreak (15/02/2021)

In response to the pandemic, the EIC-funded company Runecast decided to help hospitals and provide full free licenses of Runecast Analyser for six months.

The EIC Greenhouse Gas Programme Survey (15/02/2021)

The EIC is gearing up to launch the EIC Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Programme, a new initiative that will offer EIC-beneficiaries more green business opportunities. To tailor the programme to your needs, we would like your input to make it the best we can. Fill in the survey!

2020 EIC Corporate Programme wrap-up: The matchmaking just one click away (15/02/2021)

This wrap-up reviews the events, the pitches and corporate partnerships closed in the online sphere thanks to EIC Business Acceleration Services.

Meet 5 EIC EdTech start-ups improving the classroom experience (15/02/2021)

The EIC Community gathered 5 EIC EdTech innovations shaping the school’s future. From robotics and artificial intelligence to virtual reality, many technological advances are entering students’ lives and strengthening education thanks to innovation.

Five projects join forces to develop an Environmental Intelligence system (14/02/2021)

Five EIC Pathfinder/FET Proactive projects have signed the collaboration agreement. Its main aim is to deliver a blueprint for a full-fledged system for environmental intelligence.

EIC Corporate Day with LafargeHolcim: Accelerating green construction (15/02/2021)

14 EIC-beneficiaries and LafargeHolcim joined us for the first EIC Corporate Day of 2021. They had the opportunity to pitch their innovations and explore business opportunities with the Swiss multinational and global leader in building materials and solutions.

EIC ePitching with Investors on Manufacturing (15/02/2021)

Seven EIC-funded SMEs, all working on innovations related to manufacturing, got the chance to go head-to-head and impress the investor jury, consisting out of representatives from Iris Capital, 360 Capital Partners, Basinghall Partners, Caixa Capital Risc, BTOV and Presto Venture.

EIC projects at EU Industry Days 2021 (23/02/2021)

Join EU Industry Days 2021 – you will be able to attend our “Meet the experts” session and stroll around the online exhibition of EU-funded projects (check the EIC ones and vote for the best!)

Open Call - EIC Energy4Planet: Fast-tracking the energy transition with Europe’s largest corporates (15/02/2021)

Apply by 7 March and participate in the Energy4Planet-iniatitive! This is a great opportunity to enhance your cooperation with large corporates and co-create innovative solutions to a number of pre-determined challenges related to the European Green Deal and energy transition.

Open Call - EIC Multi-Corporate Day: At the forefront of digitalisation with German corporates (15/02/2021)

The EIC Business Acceleration Services invites you to apply to an EIC Corporate Day on digitalisation, taking place virtually on 26-30 April 2021. The event will bring together 10 different German innovation actors across many different sectors.

Open Call - EIC innovation training workshop for Pathfinder: Capitalise on your innovation! (15/02/2021)

The EIC Business Acceleration Services invite EIC Pathfinder beneficiaries (FET-Open & FET-Proactive) to participate in our latest instalments of the innovation training workshops. The two-day virtual workshop offers concrete business tools to you and your research project through interactive sessions and which can be immediately implemented during your work.

EIC Fund: First equity investments of €178 million in breakthrough innovations (14/01/2021)

42 highly innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) will together receive equity financing of around €178 million to develop and scale up breakthrough innovations in health, circular economy, advanced manufacturing and other areas.

EIC-EIT: Working closer together for Europe's innovators (14/01/2021)

The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) signed a memorandum of understanding to reinforce their cooperation to support the best European entrepreneurs.

3 EIC-funded companies nominated for DIGITALEUROPE’s Future Unicorn Award 2021 (15/01/2021)

Every year, the DIGITALEUROPE Future Unicorn Award showcases Europe’s most promising scale-ups. Among the 21 nominees of this year’s competition, there are 3 EIC-funded startups with digital health innovations, cloud computing and water solutions.

EU-funded company APEPTICO develops treatment for late-stage COVID-19 patients (15/01/2021)

Apeptico, part of the EU-funded SOLNATIDE consortium, is accelerating the development of peptide-based treatments targeting the late-stage COVID-19 patients and conducting a clinical study at the Medical University of Vienna.

How to help ReSET economy and environment through spatial planning (15/01/2021)

A new Pathfinder project called ReSET explores spatial policy solutions for sustainable development focused on employment, economy and environment win-wins, and proposes scientific and technological breakthroughs to build a systemic understanding of socio-environmental interrelationships.

The new Open Research Europe (ORE) platform has opened its wings (15/01/2021)

The Open Research Europe (ORE) platform changes the research publication domain by providing free, open access, peer-review services for EU-funded research.

2020 EIC Community wrap-up: The year of digital engagement (15/01/2021)

In March 2020, the pandemic measures turned the world upside down, obliging several businesses to reinvent themselves. Let’s look back at the peer-to-peer events, co-creation moments and networking opportunities that shaped the Business Acceleration Services and its community events in 2020.

Green Innovations: HPNow is producing clean hydrogen-peroxide with only water, electricity and air (15/01/2021)

The EIC-funded company closed 2020 with a €5M equity round led by AP Ventures and Evonik Venture Capital. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, HPNow is expanding its portfolio with solutions for agriculture, industrial and municipal water treatment.

Interview with Future and Emerging Technologies Innovator Silvia Scaglione (15/01/2021)

Silvia Scaglione is specialist in bioengineering. Since 2010, she is a permanent researcher at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and head of the Laboratory of Tissue Engineering CNR-IEIIT in Genoa. She is also founder, president and chief scientist of React4Life, an innovative biotech start-up.

Spintex presented its innovative idea of a next generation textile at a prestigious pitching event in the Silicon Valley (15/01/2021)

SPINTEX is creating a new, scalable way of making silk artificially. These fibres can be used in sustainable fashion textiles, and also, due to their high-performance, in other markets for advanced technical textiles.

Coaching Corner with Aero Enterprise: Riding the winds of change (15/01/2021)

For the very first coaching corner episode, we bring together Peter Kurt Fromme-Knoch, CEO of the Austrian company Aero Enterprise and Andreas Preuß, the business coach that followed their two EIC-funded projects.

Open Call - EIC ePitching to Investors on Agritech, Food & Beverages: who’s ready for a side dish of new investments? (15/01/2021)

The EIC and Bpifrance are pleased to invite all eligible startups to participate in the monthly EIC ePitching with investors. This edition will focus on manufacturing and will take place on 16 February 2021.

Open Call - EIC Procurers Day with José de Mello Group: Get ready to meet your new partners in the health and mobility sectors (15/01/2021)

The virtual session, taking place on 17 and 18 March 2021, will be dedicated to matching EIC-beneficiaries with José de Mello Group’s procurement needs in the fields of mobility and health.

Open Call - EIC Winter School: Start the year off strong and sharpen your marketing skills! (15/01/2021)

To help you warm up these cold winter days, the EIC Business Acceleration Services is inviting all EIC-funded beneficiaries to join them for the EIC Winter School from 29 January till 12 February 2021. They are offering three distinct online marketing courses.

Research Meets Industry (15/01/2021)

FET BRIEFING organises an online matchmaking event for Future and Emerging Technologies projects focused on energy.

Meet Cellink, the first EIC-funded Unicorn (14/12/2020)

The Gothenburg-based company achieved $1 billion in market valuation in just 4.5 years and became the first EIC-funded unicorn.

€176 million to 38 start-ups and SMEs set to shape the future (16/12/2020)

38 of Europe’s most promising start-ups and SMEs will share €176 million to develop and scale up ground-breaking innovations in Europe.

€74 million to cutting-edge technologies for the green and digital transitions (14/12/2020)

18 new projects that aim to support the EU green and digital transitions will share €74 million of funding.

D-Orbit, the EIC-funded startup cleaning up space junk in orbit (14/12/2020)

D-Orbit developed a ‘space taxi service’ to combat the threat of collision or falling and has stood out in the overcrowded space market. In October 2020, they received the first EIB’s space investment.

EIC Coffee Break (17/12/2020)

Read the interview with Märt-Erik Martens, co-founder of Gelatex: An inspiring story during the Coronavirus pandemic

EIC community training on Women in Leadership (14/12/2020)

More than 30 female CEOs of start-ups, willing to take the next step of their leadership journey, joined the first EIC community training on Women in Leadership.

OPSCIDIA project detects early trends in research and development (14/12/2020)

OPSCIDIA offers tools to detect early trends in specific research and development areas.

LICROX designs a new type of solar fuel production inspired by nature (14/12/2020)

LICROX explores new ways of solar fuel production based on conversion of sunlight into molecules capable of storing chemical energy.

VISORSURF project has developed an app that will revolutionise wireless efficiency (14/12/2020)

VISORSURF project has developed planar materials with software-programmable electromagnetic behavior that will revolutionise wireless technology with an app.

EIC Investor Day: Digitalisation of the European Industry (17/12/2020)

An exciting opportunity to pitch your innovation to over 20 top-tier investors, engage in business meetings and explore new opportunities. Register by 17/01/2021.

EIC innovation training workshop for Pathfinder 5.0 (15/12/2020)

EIC Pathfinder beneficiaries (FET-Open & FET-Proactive) are welcome to participate in the fifth innovation training workshop. Dozens of Pathfinder beneficiaries already had the chance to join this event.

EIC Pathfinder Bootcamp: from Academia to Business (14/12/2020)

EIC Pathfinder beneficiaries can apply for the EIC Pathfinder Bootcamp: a virtual four-day intensive course in business and entrepreneurship taking place from 16 to 19 February 2021.

European Innovation Council invests €191 million in 58 game-changing technologies (13/11/2020)

Fifty-eight novel, high-impact technologies have been selected in the last round of investment from the EIC ‘Pathfinder Open’ Pilot.

EIC Greenathon: Hacking the European Green Deal (13/11/2020)

25 EIC-innovators formed 8 teams to work together on innovative ideas to help reach the ambitious EU Green Deal goals.

New expert group report on EIC Pathfinder management (13/11/2020)

Agility and proactivity of programme managers are vital to exploit research results on emerging technologies, according to experts.

EIC Transition to Innovation Activities: First projects launched (13/11/2020)

In November 2019, the first EIC Transition to Innovation Activities Call closed the submissions and now, the very first of the selected projects are on their way to genuine technological and societal innovations.

EIC innovation training workshop for Pathfinder 3.0: Capitalise on your innovation! (13/11/2020)

The EIC Business Acceleration Services invites EIC Pathfinder beneficiaries (FET-Open & FET-Proactive) to participate in our third Innovation training workshop.

Sign up for the new EIC community training: Women in leadership (13/11/2020)

This event targets especially women working in EIC-funded companies, who want to develop their leadership skills and elevate the participation of female leaders across their businesses.

Visit Innovation Hubs with the EIC: Berlin is waiting for you! (13/11/2020)

Berlin is the EIC’s last destination for this year. A great opportunity to get to know Berlin’s innovation ecosystem, meet with corporates, investors and accelerators and submerge yourself in Berlin’s unique business culture

Open Call - EIC Corporate Day with LafargeHolcim: Accelerating green construction (13/11/2020)

The EIC Business Acceleration Services and LafargeHolcim invite you to apply to our joint EIC Corporate Day, taking place on 27 and 28 January 2021, a specially designed service to accelerate your business collaborating with the world’s global leader in building solutions.

Covid-19: Get support from the EIC Crisis Coaching team to strengthen your business (13/11/2020)

The European Innovation Council is offering coaching sessions to help beneficiaries run their businesses during this period of uncertainty and crisis and is offering a special support to the EIC-funded SMEs.

Breakthrough technology imitates nature to reduce screen glare (13/11/2020)

A spin-off company, named Biomimetic, was newly created, implementing a technology invented within the FET/Pathfinder open project LiNabioFluid. It has been further developed thanks to the Innovation Launchpad funding.

EIC at the World Press Clubs Alliance for Climate (13/11/2020)

EIC participated in the World Press Clubs Alliance for Climate to provide our take on the tackling climate change.

The EIC at the Paris Peace Forum (17/11/2020)

On Thursday 12 November, the Paris Peace Forum featured a session on "Breakthrough innovation for EU and global recovery" with four high level speakers: Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission), Bindi Karia (Member of the EIC Advisory Board), François Petoussis (founder of Lumkani) and Joanne Kanaan (CEO and co-founder of OMINI).

Info session on EIC Horizon Prize for innovative batteries for e-vehicles (26/11/2020)

The prize, worth €10 million, will be awarded for the development of a prototype battery that can power an electric vehicle with similar performance in terms of range and charging time as a conventional petrol/diesel powered small family vehicle. An info session will take place on 26 November at 11.00 am (CET).

The EIC at the Web Summit (03/12/2020)

With two sessions on Thursday 3 December, the EIC will be present at the Web Summit to discuss inclusion and gender equality in tech as well as present new EIC Fund.

The Deep Tech Europe Report: key numbers from the EIC performance (12/10/2020)

Learn more on how “smart money” from the EIC is supporting European innovators in transitioning their ideas from the lab to the market and the results and impacts of the legacy programmes.

New Deep Tech Europe report shows EIC's strong positive impact on the innovation community (12/10/2020)

The latest report documents projects supporting Sustainable Development Goals, the amount of follow-up investments in EIC-supported companies and progress in supporting female innovators.

Help to solve the challenge: EIC Horizon Prize for innovative batteries for e-vehicles (15/10/2020)

Submit your solution on how to develop a safe and sustainable battery for electric vehicles. Contribute to the decarbonisation of Europe and apply until 17 December!

Highest demand ever for the EIC Accelerator Pilot with more than 4200 proposals requesting over €15 billion (12/10/2020)

The EIC Accelerator Pilot's final cut-off of the year boasts the highest ever number of applications from a total of 48 countries.

A commitment to ensure ‘systematic and structural cooperation’ between the EIC and the EIT (12/10/2020)

The EIC and the first Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) join forces to find synergies to maximise EU support for game-changing innovators and entrepreneurs across Europe.

The EIC Fund: new opportunity for Europe’s innovative companies (15/10/2020)

The Fund was presented during the session “Europe's new ‘Super Fund': the EIC Fund”, which gathered Commissioner Gabriel and five experts from the EIC Fund Board of Directors and Investment Committee, as well as from the EIB as advisor to the Fund. The Fund represents a great opportunity for private investors to invest alongside the Fund in highly innovative companies.

Recordings of the R&I Days available online (12/10/2020)

Policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public debated to shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond at the European Research and Innovation Days 2020. Rewatch the sessions now!

Meet the winners of the EIC Horizon Prize for Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid (12/10/2020)

Five exceptional innovations that can make a big difference in the lives of the most vulnerable people around the world have won the EIC Horizon Prize on Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid. Meet the winners!

Leuven named European Capital of Innovation 2020 (12/10/2020)

The city of Leuven has risen to the top for its excellent innovation concepts and bringing together stakeholders and citizens with the common purpose of innovating around complex challenges.

Meet the women leading innovation in Europe (12/10/2020)

This year’s winners of the Women Innovators Prize are women who are pioneering game-changing innovations across a wide range of industries and helping to combat global challenges.

The accidental environmentalist: EIC Coffee Break with RanMarine (12/10/2020)

This month, we explore the story of Richard Hardimann, an EIC innovator, co-founder and CEO of Ranmarine, a Rotterdam-based start-up that developed the WasteShark – a water drone that can autonomously clean up ports and inland waters.

EIC Pathfinder presents the BOW project: Progressing nanomaterials in biotechnology  (12/10/2020)

The BOW project keeps pushing the envelope of bionanotechnology, as they work to make implantable nanomaterials and nanodevices more biocompatible to human bodies.

The future of quantum communication with the TOCHA project (12/10/2020)

The TOCHA project focuses on finding efficient information-transfer channels at the nanoscale and its mission is to make quantum information transfer as efficient as possible.

Green Innovations: EIC company VanderSat is making agriculture more sustainable worldwide (12/10/2020)

See how through the support of the EIC-funded WATER4AGRI project, the Dutch company VanderSat developed a technology that can accurately measure the location and amount of water in the soil, anywhere in the world.

EIC Investor Day with Euronext (12/10/2020)

On 20 and 21 October 2020, a number of EIC-funded SMEs will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding on how to prepare a company for an Initial Public Offering and pitch their business to top European investors. Join the plenary session on 20 October to see the pitches live!

Barcelona is open for business! Visit innovation hubs with the EIC (12/10/2020)

Meet innovation players and submerge yourself in their business culture of Barcelona with the EIC visit on 2-5 November 2020. Applications are open now!

Virtual EIC Accelerator Coordinators’ Day: Over 200 EIC innovators get their first glimpse of the services (12/10/2020)

The second Virtual Coordinators’ Day of the year brought together a total of 240 participants from several SMEs and held discussions on common challenges, needs and expectations.

European Innovation Ecosystems - what does Europe need? (12/10/2020)

A discussion on the challenges, needs and priorities across innovation ecosystems in Europe led by the European Innovation Council pilot brought together more than 350 stakeholders. The results are in!

Voices from the future, 30 Years of breakthrough technologies in Europe (12/10/2020)

What better way to celebrate the FET programme and its future as Pathfinder for Advanced Research in the EIC? Check the recently published booklet!

European Research and Innovation Days (14/09/2020)

European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. This year, it is a fully virtual event. Registration is open now!

EIC Hub at European Research and Innovation Days (11/09/2020)

European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. This year, it is a fully virtual event. The EIC will be organising sessions and workshops at Hub nr 8. See below for the highlights and register today!

Explore the future of the European Innovation Council (14/09/2020)

The European Innovation Council will host its very own set of sessions at Hub 8: European Innovation Council. The programme includes numerous breakout sessions/workshops as well as five game-changing sessions exploring the future of the EIC.

Join lively debates on sustainable finance, green deal innovators, COVID solutions (14/09/2020)

Take a look at the 3 highlights from 23 September and do not forget to check out the entire programme of the European Research and Innovation Days 2020.

Don't miss the new EIC Pathfinder: Science-towards-technology breakthrough live session (11/09/2020)

The session will offer an insight into the Pathfinder/FET programme within Horizon Europe, from a broad perspective with the participation of very relevant panellists.

Be part of the second Future Tech Week (11/09/2020)

The second Future Tech Week, 21-25 September, is a virtual event fully dedicated to showcasing Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) EIC Pathfinder projects, which set new trends across the scientific, technological and business sphere and promote innovative research in Europe. You can still apply to take part!

Visit innovation hubs with the EIC: Submerge yourself in Stockholm’s vibrant innovation scene (14/09/2020)

The European start-up scene is teeming with life: many European cities are establishing themselves as some of the most vibrant start-up hubs the world has to offer. In autumn 2020, the EIC will organise three dedicated EIC virtual hub visits to Stockholm, Barcelona and Berlin, starting with the Swedish capital on 13-14 October.

Stories: EIC-funded company Varjo secures $54 Million Series C funding (10/09/2020)

Varjo is the first and only company in the world to deliver human-eye resolution virtual and mixed reality devices, meeting the most demanding enterprise applications across training and simulation, design and engineering and research. With the latest funding round, the Finnish startup has raised $100 million in total.

FET Proactive presents the BrainCom project: neural nanotechnology to restore speech and communication (11/09/2020)

Supported under the FET Proactive scheme, the BrainCom project develops novel medical devices for restoration of speech and communication in aphasic patients suffering from upper spinal cord, brainstem or brain damage. At the same time, the researchers also tackle the ethical aspects of the innovative technology.

EIC Corporate Day with PKO Bank Polski: Transforming the largest bank in Central and Eastern Europe (10/09/2020)

The European Innovation Council Business Acceleration Services and PKO Bank Polski invite you to apply for their joint EIC Corporate Day, a specially designed service to increase the possibilities to accelerate your business collaboration with PKO Bank Polski.

EIC Innovation Training Workshop for Pathfinder: capitalise on your innovation! (10/09/2020)

The European Innovation Council Business Acceleration Services is hosting their second Innovation Training Workshop! On 20 and 21 October 2020, a limited hand-picked number of EIC Pathfinder beneficiaries (FET-Open & FET-Proactive) will have the opportunity to learn in depth about the eventual/potential commercialisation of their projects' outcomes and how to maximise their value proposition.