Prospective applicants for the European Innovation Council (EIC) interested in the upcoming opportunities under the Work Programme 2024 are warmly invited to join this full-day online Info Day to learn more about these opportunities, but also about the successes achieved under the previous work programmes.

High-level speakers from the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission and from the European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide an overview about three main funding schemes provided by EIC:

• EIC Pathfinder: for advanced research on breakthrough or game-changing technologies;
• EIC Transition: for transforming research results into innovation opportunities;
• EIC Accelerator: for individual companies to develop and scale up breakthrough innovations with high risk and high impact.

Dedicated sessions will present the wide range of services (access to coaches, mentors, access to global partners & innovation ecosystem) offered to all EIC-funded projects and companies by the Business Acceleration Services (BAS) and the Lump Sums as a novelty from 2024 relevant for all schemes.

The event will conclude with an overview of the free of charge support that prospective applicants can get from their EIC National Contact Points (Access2EIC network) and their local Enterprise Europe Network (EEN2EIC network) advisers. 

Programme

09:30 - 10:00 (CET)   - Introduction

Main Achievements of the EIC in 2023
Stéphane OUAKI, Head of EIC Department, EIC & SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

Policy context & Main novelties of the EIC WP 2024
Keith SEQUEIRA, Head of Unit European Innovation Council, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)

10:00 - 11:15 (CET)  - EIC Pathfinder

Overview and application process; novelties and calls in 2024
Timo HALLANTIE, Head of Unit, EIC Pathfinder, EISMEA
Martin LANGE, Deputy Head of Unit, EIC Pathfinder, EISMEA

Q&A

11:15 - 12:00 (CET) - Lump Sums

Andreia CHICOS, Common Implementation Service, DG RTD

12:00 - 13:00 (CET) - EIC Transition

Overview and application process; novelties and calls in 2024
Viorel PECA, Head of Unit, EIC Transition, EISMEA
Marco GIORGINI, Head of Sector, EIC Tech to Market activities, EISMEA 

Q&A

13:00 - 13:45 (CET)  Lunch break

 

13:45 - 15:45 (CET) - EIC Accelerator

Overview and application process
Cornelius SCHMALTZ, Head of Unit, EIC Accelerator, EISMEA
Susana GETMAN, EIC Accelerator, EISMEA

Equity investment process
Jussi HATONEN, Head of EIC, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Q&A

15:45 - 16:30 (CET) - Business Acceleration Services

Agnieszka STASIAKOWSKA, Head of Sector, EIC Business Acceleration Services, EISMEA

Q&A

16:30 - 16:45 (CET) - EEN2EIC

Marco LENTINI, APRE

16:45 - 17:00 (CET) - Access2EIC and Closure

Valentina FIORONI, APRE

 

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