Large corporates, research centers or scientists cannot apply directly but they can participate in projects as subcontractors or third parties and don't need to be established in an EU Member State or associated country.

The new association will function as a Belgian non-profit and be governed by eighteen elected board members. Updated version from our previous article. Thomas Ohr is the "Editor in Chief" of EU-Startups.com and started the blog in October 2010. A selected number of proposals will be invited to Brussels to pitch in front of a jury. You should have a solid business plan to develop and scale up a high-risk innovation. The total budget for EIC Horizon Prizes until 2020 is €40 million. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The funding, which has so far been provided to the companies in fixed tranches, should be made more dynamic with options to change the direction of the project, increase or reduce the

business models that are close to the market. Podujatie bude prebiehať online 9. septembra 2020 od 9:00. has long been and still is, an issue in Europe compared to other innovation-led economies like the USA or China. the European Capital of Innovation 2020 and will receive a, €1 million cash prize recognising its achievements, the commission. EIC Accelerator offers new blend of grants and equity The SME Instrument becomes the EIC Accelerator, offering optional equity investment in addition to a grant. After the crisis of the Coronavirus Covid-19, all investments appear to be turning towards innovative projects that can play a game-changing role in the European area. More information in this article.

Applicants for funding must be established in an EU Member State or a Horizon 2020 associated country. In the coming weeks, the commission will evaluate their proposal and set a budget. Its main aim is to save more than three million lives by 2030 and to ensure survivors live longer and better. For the years 2021-2027 EIC is scheduled to receive a total of €30-50 billion from the private market, and ‘radically transform tech investments and company growth across Europe. The European Commission will launch a call for projects in mid-September to contribute to the objectives of the European Green Deal.

That funding is set to fund the best start-ups and SMEs that have applied for under the March cut-off. Members of the European Parliament are dismayed after research ministers yesterday adopted the final details of the EU’s next research programme, Horizon Europe, backing the €10 billion budget cut agreed by EU leaders in July. The EIC provides support to the full business innovation cycle. From today, innovative companies can apply for a grant only or up to 17.5 million in combined grant and equity financing to … alternative sources. Grants will finance activities from TRL 6-8. The Commission is working on a proposal for the framework programme that will succeed Horizon 2020, called Horizon Europe. In order to understand if your startup has a good chance of success before investing time in the application process, as well as get advice throughout each stage, there are a number of consultancy firms that offer expertise. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Tips are welcome at news@sciencebusiness.net. challenge, without prescribing how that challenge should be solved.

10 promising Sweden-based startups to watch in 2020 and beyond, ‘The Social Dilemma’: Netflix’s documentary and what it…, 10 Netflix documentaries every entrepreneur should see, #MyGalileoSolution competition is open for applications!…, Battle of the European e-scooter startups: Dott, Tier, Voi, Wind, London-based Copper.co raises over €7.3 million to expand its digital assets platform to Asia and the US, 10 promising Estonian startups to watch in 2020. scheme is for relatively mature ground-breaking technologies, concepts, and As part of this new trade relationship, Swiss politicians will hope that the vote result strengthens their hand in negotiating access to the EU’s next research programme, Horizon Europe. It pilots two new schemes developed on the experience on FET-Open and SME instrument funding schemes: the EIC Pathfinder pilot (grant only), comprising FET-Open and […], https://www.brusselsnetwork.be/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/capture_eic_accelerator-1024x833.jpg, Copyright © 2020 Enterprise Europe Brussels. With the “Covid-19 battlefield” slowly clearing EIC is taking the next step. Selected companies receive funding and optional equity and are offered business coaching and mentoring to scale up their innovation idea. include: The Then you can find the origina, EIC Accelerator 2021 - Recommendations of the EIC Advisory Board, For Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027), which contains a wide range of other funding programmes in addition to the EIC Accelerator, the Advisory Board recommends a larger budget with a minimum of The Belgian city of Leuven is the European Capital of Innovation 2020 and will receive a €1 million cash prize recognising its achievements, the commission announced at this year’s EU Research and Innovation Days. What will come after H2020 in 2021?

find out what your chances are of being accepted by the EIT Accelerator. They are entitled to receive EU grant funding to carry out their projects until the projects’ lifetime is completed, including projects finishing after the end of the transition period.

BusinessOulun tarkoituksena on luoda yrityksille ja yrittäjyydelle toimintaympäristö, joka edistää yritysten syntymistä, toimintaa, kasvua sekä kilpailukykyä ja työllisyyttä. To tackle an insufficient availability of venture capital and push R&D startups through the risk of failure, the. Before applying we invite you to read the full details about submissions, eligibility and admissibility criteria and the evaluation procedure in the Guidelines for Applicants and the 2018-2020 Work Programme on the Horizon 2020 Funding and Tenders Portal. solutions that bring major benefits to citizens and society. - All rights reserved. Additional opportunities for companies with women CEOs (or equivalent positions) is also expected, to ensure 25% of all finalists in the EIC Accelerator Pilot are women-led companies. EIC Accelerator helps you develop your business concept further into a market-ready product, service or process aligned with your company's growth strategy. The Lidia Borrell-Damián, the secretary general of the association, noted that “for the new ERA to succeed, it will be crucial to design a governance system and discussion fora in which research stakeholders, that shape and implement ERA on the ground, are meaningfully included.”.

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Innovative partnerships will be formed under the EIC programme that will shape the future of funding for startups and SMEs in the European Area. * The European Commission will aim at having in the pool of the best applications invited to face-to-face interviews in the EIC Accelerator cut-off deadline of 7 October 2020 and in the EIC Accelerator “Green Deal” cut-off deadline of 19 May 2020 at least 25% of applications submitted by SMEs (including start-ups) led by women CEOs (or equivalent position). HORIZON BLOG: Research and innovation in the next EU budget, Welcoming the European Commission’s newly. The remote evaluation of all the applicants has been completed. All applicants submitting for the 19 May ’20 cut-off will need to demonstrate how their innovation contributes to the goals of The European Green Deal. scheme features ‘targeted calls’ based on topics or challenges identified in Its main aim is to, save more than three million lives by 2030 and to ensure survivors live longer and better, The European Innovation Council (EIC) today. The EIC Accelerator will remain open to all topics, but with a focus on companies that contribute to more sustainability, especially in the areas of health, resilience, green and Latest information about the Green Deal Call and Opportunities for Women CEO, A significant increase to the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pilot budget is expected to be adopted by the European Commission in March 2020 and will include two novelties. The European Commission is working on a new proposal for its 2021-2027 multiannual budget, which is to be paired with a recovery plan aimed at helping the EU come out of the looming recession set in motion by the coronavirus pandemic. SME Instrument phase 1 has been phased-out and this funding is no longer available. The topic targets high-risk, high-potential small- and medium-sized enterprises (including startups) from any sector provided that they contribute to one or more of the Green Deal goals as mentioned in the draft work programme. Since the deadline in October 2019, the SME instrument has become the EIC Accelerator Pilot - a pilot programme for the official EIC Accelerator, which is to replace the SME You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Furthermore, resubmissions should be limited. processes should be implemented: the processes should become more digital, receive simpler forms, but at the same time face-to-face interviews should be retained. And be aware that the preparation of the application is very demanding. “I welcome the vision of the EIC advisory board, which is the key roadmap as we prepare for the launch of the EIC from 2021. The Text of the call (p.49 and following) has just been released as a draft to be approved by the European Commission very soon. Coaching covers business development, organisational development, cooperation, and financing. The EIC Accelerator (previously know as SME Instrument) is part of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot that supports top-class innovators, entrepreneurs, small companies and scientists with funding opportunities and acceleration services.

Reason enough to take a closer look at their report: You want to read the full report? This site requires JavaScript to work correctly. This call is targeting for profit SME only. Companies that apply must be established in an EU Member State or a Horizon 2020 associated country. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. The association urges the commission to narrow the focus of the mission to a limited number of research topics and to develop supportive policies and actions outside of the EU's research programme, Horizon Europe, based on the rest of the plans. Proposals must come from consortia of 3 to 5 legal entities who want to see quick market uptake of new technologies.