European Innovation Council (EIC) launched the instrument EIC Accelerator which aims to support startups and SMEs which have the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing markets.

This will be done through providing grants of up to 2.5 million€, supplemented with capital investments between 0.5 million€ and 15 million€.  Details can be found in the EIC Workprogramme 2021. The content and procedures of the proposals in Horizon Europe are clearly different than the previous ones in Horizon 2020.

The basic principles of the EIC Accelerator and the novelties will be explained by Rebeca De Sancho Mayoral (EIC Fund/R&I Investments/InvestEU Adviser of EISMEA (European Innovation Council and Small & Medium-sized Enterprises Executive Agency) and the NCP EIC accelerator of NCP Flanders, Magali Parent.

The programme of the session (held in English):

14:00 – 14:05: Welcome
14:05 – 14:15: Horizon Europe: overview and pillar Innovative Europe
14:15 – 14:45: EIC accelerator – grant
14:45 – 15:00: EIC accelerator – equity
15:00 – 15:25: Questions
15:25 - 15:30: NCP and E.E.N. services

Registration is required at latest on 28 April through this form. You will receive shortly after your registration a confirmation and the log-in instructions to the webinar (by Gotowebinar platform). The session will be recorded.

Targeted public: stakeholders located in Flanders.