Strong interest in EIC Accelerator funding with 923 companies applying for the final 2025 cut-off
The European Innovation Council received 923 full applications from start-ups and SMEs for the EIC Accelerator 1 October…
Online Info Day – EIC Work Programme 2026
On Thursday, 13 November 2025, prospective applicants are invited to join the European Innovation Council (EIC) Work Programme…
Peter Howitt’s academic journey: From McGill BA to becoming a Nobel-winning economist at Brown University
Nobel winner Peter Howitt’s academic journey traces back to his Canadian roots at McGill University. Peter Howitt recently…
Online info session: EIC support for the Ukrainian tech SMEs and start-ups
With this new action, the EIC focuses on high-impact deep-tech innovations in sectors such as artificial intelligence, robotics,…
Nobel Prize Hails Firm-Level Innovation As Key To Economic Growth
(LtoR) Chairman of the comittee for the Nobel Economics Prize Per Stromberg, Secretary General Royal Swedish Academy Goran…
Four new projects launched to advance sustainable algae farming and blue innovation hubs
Four new projects have officially kicked off to create innovation hubs off the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, scale…
Urban Mobility Days 2025: driving forward the urban mobility transformation
From 30 September to 2 October 2025, around 800 delegates gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania – the European Green…
Annual I3 Instrument Forum, showcasing interregional innovation and launching the new I3 Support Facility website
Co-organised by the European Innovation Council & SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy…
Call for Tenders: EIC Investment Readiness and Investor Outreach Programme (VentureMatch)
The European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) has launched a major call for tenders for the…
A record number of proposals submitted for the EIC Transition call
The Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) received 611 proposals for the 17 September 2025 deadline of EIC Transition…
Travel Alerts: WOW show, Banksy gallery, East Auckland Walkfest, Dreamworld WILD, Dunedin café
Christchurch is set to become the centre of the art world this summer as The Art of Banksy…
Reti earmarks $70m of new agency’s budget for AI commercialisation grants
The Government defunded Callaghan, merged several Crown Research Institutes and trimmed what it called “blue sky” research funding…