Avrupa Yenilik Konseyi
  13 December 2022  - 13 December 2022  /   Çevrimiçi

Avrupa Yenilik Konseyi (EIC) Bilgi Günü

The European Innovation Council (EIC) is Europe's prominent innovation program to discover, develop and scale groundbreaking and game-changing innovations.

EIC was established under the Horizon Europe Programme. It has a budget of €10.1 billion to be used to support potentially game-changing innovations throughout its lifecycle, from early-stage research to proof-of-concept, technology transfer, and funding and thus scaling of start-ups and SMEs.

The concept of deep-tech is a frequently used concept within the EIC program. Deep technology companies are defined as companies built on scientific discovery or meaningful engineering innovation. The work of these companies includes advanced technologies with transformative effects. EIC supports deep technology studies with all funding mechanisms.

EIC has three main funding instruments that adress different technology readiness levels. Each of these programs has open calls to all ideas, as well as calls in certain strategic priority areas. These programs are as follows:

  • EIC Pathfinder: Open to project ideas between TRL 1/4; Early stage studies of ideas that are new and radical, as well as have the potential to create a new market and/or realize the technological breakthrough that can offer a solution to a global challenge are supported.
  • EIC Transition: In order to apply to the program that is open to project ideas between TRL3/6, it should be aimed to carry forward an idea that emerged from any of the EIC Pathfinder, FET or ERC Proof of Concept project types.
  • EIC Accelerator: EIC Accelerator empowers SMEs (SMBs, especially Startups and spinout companies) to develop and scale game-changing innovations. Blended financing (grant+equity) is provided to companies within the scope of the EIC Accelerator Program.

The information day on which the 2023 Work Program of the EIC Program will be introduced will be held online by the European Commission on 13 December 2022. The event program and participation link can be accessed at https://eic.ec.europa.eu/events/european-innovation-council-online-info-day-work-programme-2023-13-december-2022-2022-12-13_en.