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📢 The #European #Innovation Council's (#EIC) Work Programme for 2025 is now available. This Programme sets a bold course for #groundbreaking research, sustainable development, and technological advancement throughout Europe. It also creates new opportunities for #innovators, researchers, and entrepreneurs to access funding and support, driving transformative solutions to address pressing global challenges. Key highlights of the 2025 EIC Work Programme: 💰 STEP Scale-up scheme with a budget of €300 million (growing to €900 million by 2027) to boost tech investments and reduce strategic dependencies; 🌱 Designates funds for emerging technologies and early-stage companies; expands Business Acceleration Services to support less innovative regions; ✨ Seals of Excellence will be awarded to aid companies in accessing alternative funding sources.   The EIC Work Programme 2025 includes three main funding schemes: 🔸 EIC #Pathfinder: €262 million for multi-disciplinary teams working on early-stage, breakthrough technologies, with grants up to €4 million; 🔸 EIC #Transition: €98 million to foster innovation opportunities based on the results of previous EU-funded research, with grants up to €2.5 million. 🔸EIC #Accelerator: €634 million to support start-ups and SMEs in developing and scaling innovative solutions, with grants up to €2.5 million and investments from €500.000 to €10 million. #europeaninnovationcouncil #internationalresearch #internationalprojects #internationalproject #internationalprojectservice #horizoneurope #univpm #eu #europeanunion #eufunded #eufunding #fundingopportunities #eugrants #euproject #euprojects #europeanresearch #europeanresearcharea #research #researchinnovation #researcher #researchers

EIC Work Programme 2025 Executive Summary: The “EIC Work Programme 2025”, developed under the European Innovation Council (EIC) (established by the European Commission), highlights key initiatives and funding aimed at accelerating #Europe’s #leadership in #strategictechnologies. With a €1.4 billion budget, the program primarily targets deep #techstartups and #SMEs in fields such as #digital, #green, and #healthinnovations. Key Program Components: 1. EIC STEP Scale-up Pilot: A new investment pathway offering substantial equity funding (€10–30 million per project) specifically to scale strategic #europeantechnologies. This initiative addresses a critical funding gap for later-stage deep tech companies, complementing existing EIC Accelerator support. 2. Streamlined Application and Support: Enhanced efficiency in application evaluations, including monthly batch evaluations for quick feedback, and increased access to Business Acceleration Services (#BAS), especially for firms in underrepresented “widening” regions within the European Union. 3. Project and Portfolio Oversight: EIC introduces proactive management by Program Managers, with milestone-based reviews and continued support to ensure funded projects meet technological and market goals. 4. Recognition and Inclusivity: Through the Seal of Excellence and expanded eligibility, EIC recognizes high-quality proposals meeting evaluation thresholds, aiming to widen participation across Europe’s innovation ecosystem. Conclusion The EIC’s 2025 program underscores a strategic, structured approach to nurturing high-impact innovations and fostering resilience in Europe’s tech landscape. This framework signals EIC’s commitment to expanding both financial and operational support for breakthrough technology firms poised for global influence.

Unlocking Innovation Potential in Estonia: Metrosert and the European Innovation Scoreboard 🌟 Did you know that Estonia consistently ranks high on the European Innovation Scoreboard? 🌟 The European Innovation Scoreboard (link is in comment), a comprehensive benchmarking tool, showcases Estonia's strength in innovation across various sectors. This is a momentum we can harness, especially with the emerging services from Metrosert’s Applied Research Center. Here’s why this matters: Estonia’s Innovation Strengths: 📊 According to the European Innovation Scoreboard, Estonia excels in human resources, attractive research systems, and an innovation-friendly environment. 🚀 Our vibrant start-up ecosystem and strong digital infrastructure are key drivers of our success. Metrosert’s Emerging Role in Amplifying Innovation: Future Applied Research: Although the Applied Research Center is in its early stages, Metrosert aims to support companies in transforming innovative ideas into practical solutions in the near future. Tailored Solutions: Metrosert plans to provide customized research and development support, helping companies innovate more efficiently and effectively. A Balanced Perspective: 📉 Like with any rankings, the European Innovation Scoreboard should be taken with a grain of salt. While Estonia has surpassed countries like France, we still have much to learn from them and others. Take Action: 👀 Keep an eye on Metrosert’s upcoming services to enhance your company’s innovation capabilities. 📝 Stay informed and involved with the European Innovation Scoreboard to align your strategies with national and European innovation priorities. Curious about how Metrosert’s future services can support your innovation journey? Explore more about their vision for applied research here: https://lnkd.in/gmXCRG5z Let’s keep Estonia at the forefront of innovation! 🚀 P.S. How is your company leveraging Estonia’s innovation strengths? Share your thoughts and strategies in the comments! ♻️ Thank you!

Very excited to soon welcome our speakers and guests from Switzerland for the 1st Serbia-Switzerland Innovation Forum, taking place on 11. December in the prestigious Palace of Serbia in Belgrade. This is a project we have been working on for months, together with the Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation, and with the support of the Belgrade Science and Technology Park, the Center for the Promotion of Science, the Swiss-Serbian Chamber of Commerce, and Novartis. The Forum aims to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the fields of science, technology, and innovation. This Forum presents a unique opportunity to bring together leading experts, researchers, and entrepreneurs from Serbia and Switzerland to exchange knowledge, ideas, and experiences. The Forum will focus on pressing topics such as clean technologies and sustainability, intellectual property & technology transfer, boosting start-up development, investment landscape and institutional support, as well as health & innovation. The organization of this Forum is inspired by Switzerland's long-standing support for Serbia in developing its innovation ecosystem. Both Serbia and Switzerland have recognized the potential of innovation as a driver of the economy and are heavily investing in their innovation landscapes. During the Forum, the signing of an MoU between Bio4 Campus and Novartis will take place, which will further enhance cooperation and create new opportunities for joint projects and initiatives. Additionally, the Forum will showcase the latest innovations and projects from both countries, thereby strengthening the connections between scientific and business institutions. This event aims to lay the groundwork for long-term collaboration and joint efforts on innovations that will shape a sustainable future. Due to very high interest, the registration is already closed, but for more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/gcBqUKHP

Dear network for Horizon Europe in Vestland, Are you working with breakthrough technology with market potential? European Innovation Council (EIC) could be an instrument to support you on this journey. The EIC is Europe's leading innovation program to identify, develop, and scale up breakthrough technologies and ground-breaking innovations. The EIC wants your breakthrough technology to reach the market and has tools ranging from research, through commercialization, to scaling. Few Norwegian researchers and companies apply for the EIC. Researchers and companies that have applied for the EIC will share their stories at an event on 7th May. You will get information about the EIC's tools; Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator. This event is relevant for researchers, companies, TTO, research leaders, research and innovation administrators, EU advisors and innovation advisors.    When:                               May 7th 08.30-11.00 followed by lunch Where:                             Digital and at premises of the Research Council of Norway, Drammensveien 288, Lysaker Target group:                  Researchers, companies, TTO, research leaders, research and innovation administrators, EU advisors and innovation advisors Registration deadline:   May 6 at 23:00   The meeting will be held in English.   For further info about the event, the program and registration; https://lnkd.in/dzCgeHYq

🇪🇺 The European Innovation Council Impact Report 2023: a €70 billion deep-tech portfolio - European Innovation Council #EuropeanInnovationCouncil #EuropeanInnovationCouncilImpactReport

🇪🇺 The European Innovation Council Impact Report 2023: a €70 billion deep-tech portfolio - European Innovation Council #EuropeanInnovationCouncil #EuropeanInnovationCouncilImpactReport

🎣 How do we foster innovation through external collaborations? Prior to engaging the ecosystem of experts in extensive knowledge-sharing and insights gathering from knowledge platforms, I concur that selecting the right Open Innovation (OI) mechanisms is crucial, taking into account project complexity [Bagherzadeh, 2024]. A practical framework tailored to project-level dynamics is outlined in 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕 “𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝐼 𝑀𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝐴𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠”, as discussed by Mehdi Bagherzadeh during the enlightening #OIThursday hosted by Marisol Menendez (link: https://lnkd.in/dixF6Vcd).   Thanks to targeted OI 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 actions, corporates engaged in open R&D (innovation seekers) can identify potential solution-providers with specialized expertise, often beyond the reach of traditional crowdsourcing methods (𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 open calls).   Turning to the knowledge-sharing (by innovation providers) … kudos to Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy for backing KNOWLEDGE SHARE -Where Innovation Happens, a platform aggregating and showcasing almost all patents, discoveries, startups and spin-off companies emerging from 🇮🇹 Italian public research. Remarkable effort by Shiva Loccisano, Tech Transfer Expert and the whole team (+ Erre Quadro)! 👏🏻 KNOWLEDGE SHARE -Where Innovation Happens is a joint venture involving Associazione Netval, UIBMS and Politecnico di Torino. Thanks to Nicoletta Amodio Fondazione Mai Confindustria, and nicola michelon massimo barbin Confindustria Veneto Est for hosting the presentation event yesterday in Padova. Looking forward to see this best practice embracing further international TTO inputs and implementing #OIwall for even more effective 𝐊 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 for the sake of 🇪🇺 #EUResearch and global businesses! #shapingthefuture #openinnovation #innovationmanagement #absorptivecapacity #boundaryspanning #innovationscouting #IPvalorisation #techtransfer #infinitearea

How do you measure the success of a €80B public innovation program? When the European Commission launched Horizon 2020, ensuring the effective allocation of resources was critical. By collaborating with funding agencies across the EU, Equidam conducted over 150 startup valuations, creating a data-driven framework to evaluate outcomes and financial impact. Here’s what we delivered: 📊 Objective Analysis: Transparent valuations grounded in real market data and industry benchmarks. 📰 Comprehensive Reporting: Insights that demonstrated the program’s contribution to innovation and growth. 🎯 Strategic Impact: Better decision-making for future investments. This partnership highlights the importance of valuation as a KPI for public funding programs, ensuring transparency, accountability, and strategic resource allocation. Here are the funding agencies we collaborated with on this program: • Enterprise Ireland • CDTI Innovación - Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación • APRE - Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea • German Aerospace Center (DLR) • Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy Programów Badawczych UE) Learn more about our work with Horizon 2020 (now 'Horizon Europe') and how valuation is shaping the future of public innovation initiatives at the link below.

𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 (𝐄𝐈𝐂) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝!    The new EIC Work Programme under #HorizonEurope has just been approved and published, offering groundbreaking funding opportunities across four key areas: 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑷. 🟡 𝐄𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 : €262 million for multi-disciplinary research teams to undertake visionary research with the potential to lead to technology breakthroughs (grants up to €4M !)  🟡𝐄𝐈𝐂 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : €98 million to turn research results into innovation opportunities, following up on results generated by EIC Pathfinder projects, European Research Council Proof of Concept projects and open to project results from Horizon collaborative projects from Pillar 2/ societal challenges (grants up to €2.5 million !)   🟡𝐄𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: €634 million to help tech-based startups and SMEs bring innovations to market, with grants up to €2.5 million and co-investments from €0.5 to €10 million. 🟡𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: €300 million for strategic European technologies, supporting critical sectors with additional funding and EIC Fund co-investments between €10 and €30 million.   🔗 Explore the full programme and find out how to submit your proposals soon via the F&T Portal and contact us for more information !   📩 info.es@pnoconsultants.com ℹ️ Stay tuned for more on upcoming 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 and workshops: 📅 5𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 , 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏  https://lnkd.in/dbCnfMaG 📅6𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 , 𝑬𝑰𝑪 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔  https://lnkd.in/dEfT7d-B   𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘣 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦.   Source of the information: https://lnkd.in/ekERzeFW   #PNOInnovation #PNOGroup #EIC #Innovation #Funding #HorizonEurope #EuropeanInnovation #EUeic