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The European Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) received 180 proposals for the first 2023 cut-off of EIC Transition calls. EIC Transition projects focus on results generated by EIC Pathfinder, FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) or European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept projects, to mature the technologies and build a business case for specific applications. Grants of up to €2.5 million are available to validate and demonstrate technology in application-relevant environment and develop market readiness.   EIC Transition Open call   131 proposals from 26 countries have been submitted for the EIC Transition Open call, requesting a budget of €317.65…

The Access2EIC project and EuroQuity-Bpifrance are pleased to invite all eligible Transition beneficiaries’ startups to apply for an e-Pitching session with prominent European investors. The next event will take place on Tuesday 6th June 2023 at 4:00 pm CEST.  Six Transition startups will be selected to pitch in front of ~50 investors. Express your interest to attend the pitch session via sending your pitch deck to jana.drzkova@ext.bpifrance.fr with subject “Access2EIC Transition e-pich”.  Application deadline: Wednesday, 10th May 2023, midnight. More information about the call could be found below. What’s in it for you?  • Tailor-made training with a professional investment-readiness…

The EISMEA has recently published several calls and awards since May until the end of the year.  Interested applicants can click on the links in the descriptions below:    ·         European Social Innovation Competition: deadline for applications 30 May  The competition supports innovators to develop their ideas into working solutions, and facilitates a network of radical innovators shaping our society. This prize acknowledges the social innovation as a potent approach for responding to societal challenges. Webpage: The European Social Innovation Competition (europa.eu) Contacts: EISMEA-EUSIC@ec.europa.eu. Brochure: SocialInnovation-factsheet_210423   ·         European Capital of Innovation Awards: deadline for applications 29 June  The European Capital of Innovation…

The third edition of the European Innovation Procurement Awards (EUIPA) has been launched today by the European Commission. Supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC) under Horizon Europe, it targets public and private buyers, natural persons and legal entities that promote innovation procurement and innovative procurement solutions.   The Awards also aim to demonstrate how innovation procurement positively transforms the economy by not only creating new and sustainable markets, but also by tackling societal challenges such as climate change.   The contest will award six prizes in total for the two categories: Innovation procurement initiative and facing societal challenges “green…

The Open Call is targeting companies working in the  GreenTech sector, and dealing with ClimateTech, CleanTech, Circular Economy and AgriFood challenges, which:   ·         have applied or are interested in applying for EIC Accelerator ·         are Seal of Excellence (SoE) holders (for EIC-applicants) or  ·         has reached minimum TRL4 level for their solution and have received funding/grants up to 500k Euro (for non-EIC applicants) ·         are coming from the EU member states or Associated Countries with preference given to companies from Widening Countries   The deadline will be on the next June 14th and the winners will receive an equity free grant of 50k€, complemented by tailored advisory services provided…

This guide has been written as part of the Access2EIC project, a Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe with the aims to empower European Innovation Council and European Innovation Ecosystem National Contact Points (NCPs) and facilitate cooperation among them to provide enhanced services across Europe. One of the objectives of the project is to identify and share good practices and key success factors based on the experiences of previously funded projects and improving the set of tools and thus the efficacy of the NCPs’ assistance. This guide is created with the aim to help…

The European Innovation Council Business Acceleration Services invites EIC beneficiaries to participate at Gastech on 5-8 September 2023. Gastech constitutes the world’s largest meeting place for the gas, LNG, hydrogen, low-carbon solutions and climate technologies industries. The European Innovation Council (EIC) offers you, EIC companies, the exceptional opportunity to be a part of the European Pavilion and invites you to submit your application for Gastech 2023 under the EIC Overseas Trade Fairs (OTF) Programme 2.0. The world’s largest meeting place for the gas, LNG, hydrogen, low-carbon solutions and climate technologies industries will take place on 5-8 September 2023 in Singapore. The 2023 edition of the…

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Business Acceleration Services and Škoda invite EIC beneficiaries to apply to a physical EIC Corporate Day on 6 and 7 June 2023 in Prague (Czech Republic). This specially designed service is meant to gear up collaboration with the corporate and forge new partnerships. EIC innovators with solutions to challenges such as Data, Brand and Sustainability are invited to apply.    Make sure to APPLY until 21 April 2023!      With more than 160 years of existence, Škoda is a direct successor to the mechanical engineering plants founded in 1859 by Count Wallenstein and a major European company in the field of transportation engineering….

The Commission selected 44 new projects under the 2022 EIC Pathfinder call for cutting edge research projects to achieve breakthroughs in six strategic areas. The successful projects were chosen among 436 submitted eligible proposals and will receive up to €167 million of EU funding (on average €3.8 million per project).  EIC Programme Managers were directly involved in setting the challenges and selecting portfolios of projects from among the best applications, and they will now pro-actively manage these portfolios to increase impact. Most applicants come from universities and research organisations, 16% of participants are SMEs. The applicants could submit their proposals in six Challenges: Carbon…

The Commission has announced the appointment of Michiel Scheffer as the President of the Board of the European Innovation Council (EIC). The EIC was established under the Horizon Europe programme and has a budget of over €10 billion, to identify and scale up breakthrough technologies and disruptive innovation. Michiel Scheffer, a Dutch national with over 20 years of professional experience in the innovation field, will bring his extensive network and expertise to the position. He has worked in business, academia, and public policy and is the founder and CEO of Polisema BV, which provides advice and investment to start-ups. The…