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European Innovation Council (EIC)

The EIC aims at identifying and supporting breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations with the potential to scale up internationally and eventually become market leaders. It focuses specifically on promising start-ups and SMEs.

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Transition & Accelerator
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Magali Parent

magali.parent@vlaio.be

+32 2 432 42 42

Pathfinder & Transition
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Margot Beereboom

margot.beereboom@fwo.be

+32 2 550 15 76

About this programme

It supports all stages of innovation from R&D on the scientific underpinnings of breakthrough technologies, to validation and demonstration of breakthrough technologies and innovations to meet real world needs, to the development and scaling up of start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The funding and support consists of three main funding schemes:

  • the EIC Pathfinder for advanced research to develop the scientific basis to underpin breakthrough technologies
  • the EIC Transition to validate technologies and develop business plans for specific applications
  • the EIC Accelerator to support companies (SMEs, start-ups, spin-outs and in exceptional cases small mid-caps) to bring their innovations to market and scale up.

In each funding scheme, the direct financial support to innovators is augmented with access to a range of Business Acceleration Services. The three main EIC instruments offer both bottom-up calls and calls with predefined thematic priorities (challenges). In addition to these instruments there are the EIC Prizes, which reward innovative solutions offered by companies/organisations for pre-defined societal challenges or specific target audiences, such as women innovators, innovative cities, public or private procurers or social innovation.

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Partner search requests from abroad now on NCP Flanders website

We are pleased to inform you that as of now partner searches that NCP Flanders receives from its network in Europe can be consulted on the NCP Flanders website. In the past, you have received this information by e-mail, as of now we will no longer sent these e-mails but showcase received partner searches on the website for registered users onl... read more 

EIC  

YQ Purchasing BV runner-up of the European Innovation Procurement Awards 20...

At the second edition of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Summit the Award Ceremony of the European Innovation Procurement Awards 2022 took place. YQ Purchasing BV was the runner-up in the category ‘Innovation procurement strategy’. The company “established and spearheaded the Procurement Taskforce Covid-19 for the Belgian Fe... read more 

EIC  

SettleMint and Indigo among centaur companies supported through EIC in the...

The European Innovation Council (EIC) impact report 2022 covers the impact that the EIC support has had up to date. Among all start-ups supported by the EIC more than 100 achieved centaur status (company valuation over €100 million). A company which previously received EIC support is SettleMint founded in 2016 in Leuven. The company received... read more 

EIC  

European Innovation Council work programme 2023 summary of calls and servic...

At the second edition of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Summit the 2023 work programme was published. The work programme with calls for proposals offers the same three main funding strands as last year (Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator) with Open calls to which any topic can be submitted (thus bottom-up) and Challenges with prescribed... read more 

Upcoming events

EIC  

EIC 2023 Challenges calls Info days

JAN
Thu
26
MAR
Thu
16
A series of virtual information days is organised by the EIC Programme Managers on the European Innovation Council Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator Challenges 2023 calls. The sessions will take place in January, February and March. The full schedule of info days is available here Only for the two sessions on 26 January prior registration is... read more 

Health   EIC  

EIC – EMA Info Day: Regulatory support for the development of innovative me...

JAN
Tue
31
The European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) are organising an Info Day. Participants will get to know the wide range of support services provided by EMA to researchers and SMEs active in research and innovation in the pharmaceutical and med-tech sectors. Speakers will talk about how to engage with EMA at different deve... read more 

EIC  

EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Precision Nutrition - information day

JAN
Tue
31
The session on the EIC Pathfinder challenge ‘Precision nutrition’ is targeting research organisations, SMEs and start-ups, and companies that want to carry out potentially disruptive but risky research, starting from low technology readiness levels. Future EIC Pathfinder applicants searching for project partners will have the option to... read more 

EIC  

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Novel technologies for resilient agriculture - i...

JAN
Tue
31
The event will tackle the EIC Accelerator challenge ‘Novel technologies for resilient agriculture’, targeting SMEs and start-ups that want to scale up their innovations. This session will also introduce the EIC Proactive portfolio management, the experience of the ongoing Accelerator project, and the technical details of the applicatio... read more 

EIC  

EIC Accelerator: Energy storage challenge - Information day

FEB
Wed
01
The session on the Accelerator Challenge 'Energy storage' targets SMEs and start-ups that want to scale up their innovations. During the Q&A session, participants will have the opportunity to interact with Programme Manager for Advanced materials for energy and environmental sustainability, Francesco Matteucci, and Programme Manager for Energy... read more 

EIC   HorizonEU L+F   H2020 L+F  

Webinar: IP in Horizon Projects (H2020/Horizon Europe)

FEB
Wed
01
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency are organising a webinar on IP in Horizon Projects (H2020 and Horizon Europe). The webinar aims to give a basic understanding of how to properly deal with intellectual property issues and learn about common pitfalls and IP challenges in EU-funded research and innovation initiatives (Horizo... read more 

EIC  

EIC Transition Challenge: Environmental Intelligence - Information Day

FEB
Wed
01
The session on the EIC Transition challenge ‘Environmental Intelligence'  targets organisations that seek to maturate and validate their novel technologies and develop a business model. More information can be found in the EIC event announcement This session is part of a series of virtual information days organised by the EIC Programme... read more 

EIC  

EIC Accelerator Challenge: New European Bauhaus and Architecture, Engineeri...

FEB
Thu
02
The session on the Accelerator Challenge 'New European Bauhaus and Architecture, Engineering and Construction digitalisation for decarbonisation' targets SMEs and start-ups that want to scale up their innovations. This session will also introduce proactive portfolio management by the Programme Manager, share the experience of an EIC Accelerator ben... read more 

EIC  

EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Architecture, engineering and construction digita...

FEB
Thu
02
The session on the EIC Pathfinder challenge ‘Architecture, Engineering and Construction digitalisation’ is targeting research organisations, SMEs and start-ups, and companies that want to carry out potentially disruptive but risky research, starting from low technology readiness levels. Future EIC Pathfinder applicants searching for pr... read more 

EIC  

EIC Transition Challenge: Full scale Micro-Nano-Bio devices for medical and...

FEB
Thu
02
The session on the EIC Transition challenge ‘Full scale Micro-Nano-Bio devices for medical and medical research applications' targets organisations that seek to maturate and validate their novel technologies and develop a business model. More information can be found in the EIC event announcement This session is part of a series of virtual... read more 

EIC  

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Aerosol and surface decontamination for pandemic...

FEB
Thu
02
The session on the Accelerator Challenge 'Aerosol and surface decontamination for pandemic management' targets SMEs and start-ups that want to scale up their innovations. Participants will also have the opportunity to interact with Programme Manager for Medical technologies and Medical devices Enric Claverol-Tinturé during the Q&A sessio... read more 

EIC  

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Novel biomarker-based assays to guide personalis...

FEB
Fri
03
Info day on the EIC Accelerator Challenge " Novel biomarker-based assays to guide personalised cancer treatment". More information can be found in the EIC event announcement This session is part of a series of virtual information days organised by the EIC Programme Managers on the European Innovation Council Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator... read more 

EIC  

EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Responsible Electronics - Information Day

FEB
Thu
09
This session on EIC Pathfinder Challenge 'Responsible Electronics' targets organisations that want to carry out potentially disruptive but risky research, starting from low technology readiness levels. Future EIC Pathfinder applicants will have the opportunity to present themselves, their activities and type of partners they are looking for in a v... read more 

EIC  

EIC Transition Challenge: Chip-scale optical frequency combs - Information...

FEB
Thu
09
The session on the EIC Transition challenge “Chip-scale Optical Frequency Comb” will target Research Groups and SMEs that want to bring their research (at least experimental proof of concept TRL 3, ideally technology validated in the lab TRL 4) already achieved within an eligible project to the market. More information can be found in... read more 

EIC  

EIC Accelerator Challenge: Emerging semiconductor and Quantum technology co...

FEB
Thu
09
The session on the Accelerator Challenge ‘Emerging semiconductor or quantum technology’ targets SMEs and start-ups that want to scale up their innovations. Participants will also have the opportunity to interact with the Programme Manager for Quantum Tech & Eletronics Samira Nik during the Q&A session. More information can be f... read more 

EIC  

EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Clean and efficient cooling - Information Day

MAR
Thu
16
Info day on the EIC Pathfinder "Clean and Efficient cooling" challenge. More information can be found in the EIC event announcement This session is part of a series of virtual information days organised by the EIC Programme Managers on the European Innovation Council Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator Challenges 2023 calls. read more 

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Autoship - a new and durable way of freight transport

Autoship is, as the name suggests, an acronym for autonomous ship. Just like with self-driving cars, the possibilities of an unmanned boat seem endless. It can create more efficient freight transport, around the clock deliveries and these are just a few of the examples. The project has two societal challenges.

At first, De Vlaamse Waterweg was a bit hesitant as their experience with FP7 or Horizon 2020 projects was limited and they had not been very successful up until then. The fact that they were already doing basic research on the topic of autonomous boats, and the administrative help of NCP FLanders helped De Vlaamse waterweg to cross the line and get involved.

 

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