European Innovation Council (EIC)
We have gathered all information you need to know about the new EIC programme starting in 2021. With Catalyze Alerts you will receive all relevant updates on EIC.
Under Horizon Europe the first European Innovation Council (EIC) work program will be implemented. The EIC aims at identifying and supporting breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations with the potential to scale up internationally and become market leaders. 70% of the entire budget is ear-marked for SMEs, which shows the focus of EIC on SMEs.
At Catalyze, we have obtained funding for EIC for a wide range of companies, legal entities and academic groups.
EIC programme
3 subprogrammes form the basis of the EIC program:
Another novelty in this program is the addition of open topic calls, without a focus on a specific challenge as in the challenge-driven calls. The challenge-driven approach provides funding to address specific technological and innovation breakthroughs. The challenges focus on EU priorities for transitioning to a green, digital and healthy society, as well as the overall strategic planning for Horizon Europe. Each instrument is divided over Open calls and Challenge-driven calls.
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Download our EIC 2021 Guide
In our EIC 2021 Programme Guide we have gathered all available information for you. We assembled the information on deadlines, budgets, consortia & more in a single guide. A must read if you’re looking for new funding opportunities for your research, R&D or commercialization project.
The EIC subprogrammes
EIC Pathfinder
Funding research projects of consortia with a mix of partners from academia and companies, advancing research to develop the scientific basis to underpin breakthrough technologies.
EIC Transition
Funding consortia of academia and companies, to validate technologies and develop business plans for specific applications. This is a newly added instrument to the EIC program. Only grantees of ERC Proof of Concept or EIC Pathfinder or FET are eligible to submit an application to this instrument.
EIC Accelerator
Focusing on supporting companies (SMEs, start-ups, spin-outs and in exceptional cases small mid-caps) to bring their innovations to market and scale up.
Case BloomyPro
BloomyPro’s pioneering software is bringing the floral industry much needed advancement with a data-driven 3D technology for flower arrangement. Read on to learn more about BloomyPro’s recent €60.000 INNOWWIDE win.
A must-have if you’re interested in getting your business to the next level