EIC Transition

EIC Transition requirements

The project must build on the results from Pathfinder or ERC Proof of Concept projects, either by including participants of those projects or by showing that you have access to the IP or have the rights to develop the technology further. In general a Transition project aims to validate and demonstrate technology (in an application-relevant environment) and develop its market readiness. EIC Transition supports the maturation and validation of your novel technology in the lab and in relevant application environments (by making use of prototyping, formulation, models, user testing or other validation tests), as well as the development of a business case and business model towards the innovation’s future commercialization.

The expected result of a Transition project is that the applicant(s) should be ready for the next stage, which can be to: apply for EIC Accelerator (for SMEs, including start-ups or spin-offs), seek other investors or sources of funding, enter licensing or collaboration agreements with third parties, or utilize other routes to market deployment. Additionally, projects funded through EIC Transition are eligible to submit an EIC Accelerator proposal via the Fast Track scheme.

The program is divided over two different types of calls:

Open & Challenge driven topic

• Deadline: 22 September 2021. After full proposal stage interview rounds will be held.
• Subsidy: up to € 2.5 M.
• Funding rate: 100%
• Consortium: single applicants (SMEs, spin-offs, universities) are eligible to apply or in small consortium, including 2-5 partners from both academia and industry. Applications must build on the results from a previous FET, Pathfinder or ERC Proof of Concept Project.
• Scope: If a project previously received a EIC Pathfinder, a FET Flagship or a ERC Proof of Concept, and the goal is to go beyond the proof principle, then the EIC Transition is the solution. The Transition programmes aims at maturing both the technology and business idea to increase its technology (TRL 5 to 6) and market readiness and to prepare towards commercialization of the innovation. By the end of the EIC Transition, the members of the project could decide to apply for a EIC Accelerator, look for investors, other source of funding or consider third party agreements, or spin-out to a new company.

Challenges

The EIC Transition open call, is open to any type of technology and research area. Next to that, there are 2 EIC Transition Challenges implemented in 2021. These Challenges have a top-down approach with a specific topic, aiming at pushing forward ground-breaking innovations with a clear perspective towards market uptake for specific applications. The EIC Transition open call eligibility criteria and conditions also apply to the EIC Transition Challenges, including the €2.5M max subsidy amount and 22 September 2021 deadline.

1. Medical Technology and devices: from lab to patient
2. Energy harvesting and storage technologies

Read more about the European Innovation Council (EIC) program.