The European Innovation Council is the flagship programme of the European Union to support breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations. Objectives are:

• To capitalise on EU science, innovative SMEs and start-ups to compete in global markets increasingly defined by new
• To identify, develop and deploy high risk innovations of all kinds with particular on breakthrough, market-creating, deep-tech
• To turn science into new business and accelerating the scale-up of ’game-changing’ innovators shaping the
• The total budget of the EIC under Horizon Europe’s Pillar III is €

Funding from the European Innovation Council is:

• Open to all innovators, in any field, at any
• Implemented mainly through open calls with no predefined priorities, completed by or challenge-based
• Completed by
• Acceleration Services, offering coaching & mentoring services, matchmaking support with corporate and investors, dedicated services for internationalization…
• A next step for EU support for projects from other parts of Horizon Europe (ERC, EIT, collaborative) & national

What will you learn: Participants will gain a basic understanding of European Innovation Council objectives, approach, scope, and rules for participation. This knowledge should allow participants to better assess opportunities from EIC and prepare their proposals accordingly.

TARGET: This webinar is open to potential Brussels-based applicants to EIC calls having a project idea. This includes Researchers and Innovators from SMEs, start-ups, universities, research organisations, industrial partners, or natural persons.

Do you want to test your project idea?

NCP Brussels will open several 20-minute slots after the webinar to participants for pitching their idea and get first feedback from your National Contact Point. Should you be interested please send an E-mail to Michèle Kaisin -  mkaisin[at]hub .brussels to request an appointment.