The 2026 EIC Work Programme is designed to support deep tech innovators. It's actions are contributing to Europes StartUp and Scaleup Strategy. With a budget of €1.4 billion it opens funding opportunities in: Pathfinder (€262 million) Transition (€100 million) Accelerator (€634 million) STEP (€300 million) Advanced... read more 

The European AI in Science Summit in Copenhagen saw the launch of RAISE, a new virtual institute aimed at enhancing AI in scientific research. Funded with €107 million under Horizon Europe, RAISE seeks to unite resources and drive strategic advancements in various scientific fields. RAISE is designed to centralise resources essential for deve... read more 

The selected projects of the 2025 European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant call (call deadline 6 November 2024) were published. Synergy grant projects consist of minimum two to maximum four researchers or Principal Investigators (PIs) and their teams that jointly address ambitious research problems that could not be addressed by the indiv... read more 

28DIGITAL, formerly known as EIT Digital, is moving forward while maintaining collaboration with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) under a Memorandum of Collaboration. Each knowledge and innovation community (KIC) has a financial support life cycle of maximum 15 years after which it no longer receives funding from the Europ... read more 

A new wave of calls under the Digital Europe programme is now open for submission. The Commission seeks project proposals for the following topics: AI Continent calls Health: Data ingestion capacities and data services for the European Genomic Data Infrastructure in the European Health Data Space: data tools Health: Data ingestion capacities a... read more 

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) organises a series of events to showcase how the International Digital Strategy of the EU is implemented.  The events address policy makers, industry experts, academics, and anyone interested in the intersection of EU digital policy... read more 

The European Commission has opened a call for evidence to shape the future EU Quantum Act, expected to be adopted in 2026. This initiative aims to enhance research, industrial capacity, and supply chain resilience in quantum technologies. The call for contributions is open to a wide range of stakeholders, including Member State authorities, EU age... read more 

The EIT urban mobility has an open strategic innovation call which focuses on 5 key sectors:  Urban logistics, Public transport, Mobility data management, Electrification of transport and alternative fuels, and Health and mobility.  Important in this call is that cities are an integral partner of the project so they should... read more 

The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) has opened a new call under the Digital Europe programme. The call contains four call topics: Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AI Uptake of innovative cybersecurity solutions for SMEs Regional Cable Hubs Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions... read more 

The Commission has launched COMPASS-AI – a new initiative that includes the establishment of a community of experts to advance the safe and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. This is one of the flagship measures in the Commission’s recent Apply AI Strategy. The initiative aims to promote the responsible a... read more