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Access to risk finance

Access to risk finance aims to overcome deficits in the availability of debt and equity finance for R&D and innovation-driven companies and projects at all stages of development by supporting the development of Union-level venture capital.

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The concrete goal of access to risk finance under Horizon 2020 is to support and facilitate access to sources of debt and equity financing by innovative companies of all sizes and also by research centers and universities etc.

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2021-04-14 EIC FET Risk Finance SME Instrument

European Innovation Procurement Awards call open for submission

From today the call for The European Innovation Procurement Awards is open for submission. The deadline of the call is 29 July at 17 hours Brussels time. As explained in the European Innovation Council 2021 work programme the awards aim to “recognise public and private buyers across Europe in their efforts to promote innovation procureme... read more

2020-06-30 FET Risk Finance SME Instrument EIC Pilot

European Innovation Council (EIC) Advisory Board publishes report

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Advisory Board has published the report - A vision and roadmap for impact – on the EIC in Horizon Europe (2021 – 2027). European Commission press release Related news articles EIC Advisory Board members appointed and call for EIC Programme Managers launched European Innovation Council pilot Advi... read more

2020-03-17 ERC RI MSCA FET ICT

Extended deadlines for Horizon 2020 calls related to the COVID-19 outbreak

The recent escalation of restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak may hamper applicants’ ability to prepare and finalise high-quality proposals. For this reason, for Horizon 2020 calls with original deadlines between now and 15 April, extensions will be applied. The precise new deadlines for each call and topic will be published on the call an... read more

2020-01-09 Risk Finance SME Instrument Horizon 2020

Questionnaire on the Innovation Ecosystems in Europe

The European Commission launched a questionnaire on the Innovation Ecosystems in Europe. The purpose of this survey is to gather input for the “European Innovation Ecosystems” component of Horizon Europe. The Commission wants to find out what the challenges, needs and priorities of the innovation actors in Europe are. Contributions are so... 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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