The Scale-up programme has selected its 13 participating start-ups

Out of 100 applications, the Scale-up Programme has identified the 13 most promising start-ups with solutions for sustainable urban mobility. These companies will now take part in one of the two programme paths.  Path A will focus on providing visibility. Path B is oriented towards the performance of a pilot within a European city which …

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European Social Innovation Competition: meet the 21 finalists of the challenge prize!

On 10 August, the European Commission is announcing the 21 finalists in this year’s European Social Innovation Competition – the challenge prize. The shortlisted finalists are all social innovation projects with exciting visions of how to tackle this year’s challenge: “the future of living innovation for affordable and sustainable housing districts”. The theme fulfils the objectives …

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The EIC awards 160 Seals of Excellence to help innovative companies find funding

The EIC awarded Seals of Excellence to 160 companies who submitted their applications for the EIC Accelerator March 2022 cut-off. These companies’ proposals were judged by independent experts to meet all the EIC’s highly quality standards and deserve funding, but did not get it only due to budget limits. Seal of Excellence, the now well-known quality …

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Open Call: New business opportunities for the EIC Community

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Business Acceleration Services welcomes all EIC-funded beneficiaries to apply to new open calls that currently have applications open: EIC x REPowerEU, EIC Innovation Bootcamp 4.0 and EIC Corporate Day with Lonza. The EIC aims to support innovators via key matchmaking initiatives. Therefore, beneficiaries are invited to apply to the following open calls: …

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EIC Accelerator implementation update

The EIC Accelerator, with a unique offer of grants, blended finance and equity investments, has proven to be of high interest for start-ups and SMEs since its launch in March 2021. In particular with the current market context showing a withdrawal of new deep-tech investments by Venture Capital groups, the role of the EIC Accelerator …

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Commission consults citizens and stakeholders on possible EU Soil Health Law

The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the development of a possible EU Soil Health Law. Soils are the foundation of our food security, providing 95% of the food we eat. Healthy soils are vital for life on Earth. They deliver many essential services, and are crucial to achieve key objectives of the European …

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Vote for your favourite clean energy person and project of the year

Public voting is now open for the European Sustainable Energy Awards (EUSEW Awards). Public voting is now open for the European Sustainable Energy Awards (EUSEW Awards). Help celebrate individuals and projects working to boost Europe’s clean energy transition by casting your vote across the four award categories: Innovation, Local Energy Action, Woman in Energy and Young Energy …

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Conserving cedar forests in Cyprus

LIFE-KEDROS improved the conservation status and resilience of cedar forests at risk from climate change on a Natura 2000 site in Cyprus. Cyprus cedar can only be found in a small section of the country’s Paphos Forest. They face several threats, including dieback caused by periodic droughts, insect blights and forest fires. To preserve the …

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