The EIC (European Innovation Council) Pilot Programme’s main objective is to support innovative groups, start-ups, small companies and researchers with brilliant ideas that are radically different from existing products, services or business models, through projects with high international potential and high risk. The total indicative budget for this call is €343 million. GATEKEEPERS: BASIC FEATURES … Read more
EUROSTARS is a programme to support R&D-intensive SMEs in the development of market-oriented transnational projects. Eurostars integrates specific improvement measures with the aim of reducing procurement times, cutting administration and achieving greater synchronisation and integration of funding. This funding programme involves up to 37 European countries that are members of the EUREKA network, and since … Read more
The European Commission, under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, is launching the EIC Transition call to fund the advancement of innovative technologies at the development stage from proof of concept in the laboratory to market development. This call is not open, but is restricted to development projects previously funded under the European Research Council’s ERC … Read more
The European Commission launches the funding programs of the European Innovation Council (EIC). The most interesting program for SMEs is undoubtedly the Accelerator, since it is the first financing instrument that combines the already existing non-refundable grants (up to €2.5 M in the form of “Grants”), with the access to venture capital for a value … Read more