The support provided to date has resulted in: The portfolio of EIC companies achieving a combined valuation of over €40 billion,including 12 ‘unicorns’ and 112 ‘centaur’ companies. Incentivising over €10 billion in follow-on investmentsin its portfolio companies, including from venture capital, corporates, and national promotional banks. 20% of funding for women led companiesunder the Accelerator and over 30% women researchers in the …
Artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, renewable energy, biotechnology, photonics. These are the fields revolutionising STEM and making innovators race to the market with new inventions. These fields are known as “deep tech” – technologies that blur the lines between science and engineering. Deep tech often combines the digital with physics and biology. It has become …
All around the globe, cities and regions are driving climate ambitions, promoting innovative solutions and mainstreaming sustainability into the everyday lives of citizens. Without the full engagement of subnational governments, it is nearly impossible for national governments to move quickly from commitments to achievements. At COP27 in Egypt, EIT Climate-KIC joined the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), ICLEI, Under2Coalition, Climate …
The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) is proud to announce an EUR 890 million investment in activities tackling global challenges across Europe, delivered by eight of its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The largest EIT funding round to date will boost European innovation in the areas of climate (EIT Climate-KIC), digitisation (EIT Digital), …
The European Commission adopted a recommendation on the assessment framework for ‘safe and sustainable by design’ chemicals and materials. The framework is to be applied and tested in research and innovation (R&I) activities; the recommendation invites stakeholders to engage in the testing, and reporting to the Commission on success stories and challenges. HaDEA contributes to the application …
The Commission together with industrial actors, research institutes, associations and other relevant parties launched the European Solar PV Industry Alliance. The alliance will help mitigating supply risk by securing diversification of supplies through more diverse imports and scaled up solar PV manufacturing of innovative and sustainable solar PVs in the EU. In a joint statement, the Commission …
On 11 December, was the United Nations’ International Mountain Day. Here are five projects working to protect the high LIFE. Covering around 27% of the earth’s land surface, mountains improve the health and well-being of 1.1 billion mountain people worldwide. They also provide freshwater, energy, and food – resources that are becoming increasingly scarce. To mark International …
In the context of the European Green Dealand REPowerEU, EU Member States have given the green light to a Commission proposal to invest € 602 million of EU funds in developing cross-border energy infrastructure projects that contribute to the development of the TEN-E networks. From a total of 24 submitted proposals requesting over EUR 2.3 billion out of the EUR …
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council aiming to make all batteries placed on the EU market more sustainable, circular and safe. The agreement builds on the Commission’s proposal from December 2020 and addresses the social, economic and environmental matters related to all types of batteries. A key achievement under the European Green Deal, the new …
Do you want to study subjects related to creative arts in Europe? We have selected nine programmes for you to explore. Europe offers some of the most unique programmes in the field of creative arts. If you are a creative mind, you can be certain that Europe has something for you. Many universities have also …