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European Innovation Council retweeted
The next Horizon Europe programme should have ambition in its budget, balance between flexibility and predictability, and speed. @EZaharievaEU has closed the European Research and Innovation Days 2026. Thanks for having joined us! #RiDaysEU #HorizonEU
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🔬Who will shape the future of science? On #WorldScienceDay2026, @UNESCO champions the next generation. Through @InnoNext_EU, the EIC Business Acceleration Services connect researchers with innovative start-ups & SMEs for hands-on collaboration. 🔗tinyurl.com/bdf5ja3n #eicBAS
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The 2026 EIC Pathfinder Challenges attracted 1,138 proposals! ⚡ 261 proposals – Advanced Materials for Energy Harvesting Systems 🧬 427 proposals – Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing 🤖 450 proposals – DeepRAP: Trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems Learn more: link.europa.eu/r6HMck
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The 2027 EIC Work Programme is here and there's plenty of new info to cover. 🚀 Want to learn more? Join our Info Days – happening 19 and 20 November. Be sure to register! General info day: link.europa.eu/dV4Dqb EIC Accelerator Challenges info day: link.europa.eu/GNPfpf
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Our next pitching session is almost here!⚕️ Meet the 12 EIC awardees selected to pitch at the EIC VentureMatch Pitching on Health #Biotech happening on 10/11 in Cologne, Germany. They’ll showcase their innovations to leading investors. 🔗More: tinyurl.com/ycyhwmbe #eicBAS
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The EIC Work Programme 2027 just dropped! But how does it affect you? 👀 🎥 In our latest EIC Unscripted episode, we break down what a Work Programme is and what's new for 2027. Discover: link.europa.eu/yypdVg Join the Info Day 19 Nov to learn more: link.europa.eu/dV4Dqb
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New funding opportunities under the EIC in 2027! 🚀 The 2027 EIC Work Programme has been adopted, introducing targeted improvements to make support more effective and help identify the next generation of breakthrough innovations. Explore: link.europa.eu/kWVpWm
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European Innovation Council retweeted
Europe and Singapore: investing in deep-tech innovation for common benefit. 🇪🇺🤝🇸🇬 More than 150 investors, business leaders, policymakers and innovators met at the European Innovation Night in Singapore to explore new partnerships, co-investment opportunities and pathways for European breakthroughs to scale in Asia. Outside Europe, Singapore is the second-largest co-investor in companies backed by the European Innovation Council. Temasek is the first non-European institution to join the European Commission-backed Scaleup Europe Fund, confirming its stake in supporting Europe's most promising technology companies grow. Looking ahead, Singapore’s RIE2030 ambitions and closer cooperation with Europe, including through Horizon Europe, offer further opportunities to connect research, talent, capital and innovation. Watch the highlights of the European Innovation Night 🎬 #SWITCH2026 #Startups #Innovation #Investment
Europe and Singapore deepen deep-tech ties at the European Innovation Night. 🇪🇺🤝🇸🇬 More than 150 investors, corporate leaders, policymakers and innovators discussed new business and investment partnerships at the event held at the Asian Civilisations Museum on 28 October unlocking opportunities for co-investment and cross-border collaboration. Heng Swee Keat, Chairman, National Research Foundation Singapore was the Guest-of-Honour. Singapore plays a key role in the European Innovation Council (EIC) investment ecosystem, ranking as the second-largest source of investment in EIC-backed companies outside Europe, after the United States. The European Innovation Night was held during the Singapore International Energy Week and SWITCH | Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology. #EuropeanInnovationNight #SWITCH2026 #Startups #TechInnovation
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Patents in Korea 🇰🇷? Learn the fast-track options with @Trade_EU @EU_IPO: PPH & PCT-PPH! 🔍 📅 25 Nov, 09:30 CET | Online ⏰ Register by 23 November: tinyurl.com/3k9je46c
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From industrial heritage to a more sustainable future: meet Aalborg, the 2026 Rising Innovative City! As its mayor puts it, this is not one person’s award, but a city’s achievement. 📍 Join us in Grenoble for the 2027 #iCapitalAwards Ceremony Register: icapital2026.inviteo.fr/
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🧬 Meet the jury for the EIC VentureMatch Pitching on Health Biotech, taking place on 10 November in Cologne, Germany, as part of #BIOEurope. Leading investors will meet EIC-backed companies and hear their innovations. 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/ycyhwmbe #eicBAS
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🌱From climate tech to market success! Our new monthly series begins with EIC Business Acceleration Services’ Key Account Manager Beatriz Pedrosa, unpacking energy transition trends & how innovators can turn ideas into market opportunities. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ypvfhzav #eicBAS
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🚀 The first #EUeic STEP Scale Up Defence call stats are here! The call closed with 9 proposals submitted across 7 countries requesting €175 million in equity investment. Discover more 👉 link.europa.eu/RH4WMr
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European Innovation Council retweeted
♟️ How can licensing help bring early-stage technologies to market? Join us and @EUeic for practical insights on licensing models, agreements and negotiations, supported by real-life case studies. 📅 28 October 🤝 Join the seminar: bit.ly/3V5SYz6 #IPTraining
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2027 brings new challenges... Discover the new ones under EIC Accelerator! Join the EIC Accelerator Challenges 2027 Info Day to explore new funding opportunities, hear from experts and get your questions answered. 📅 20 November 💻 Online Register now: link.europa.eu/GNPfpf
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What happens when breakthrough science meets real-world market challenges? 🚀 18 EIC-backed teams gathered for the first Business Idea Validation Demo Day. 🎬 Watch the video below for a glimpse into their stories, insights and ambitions: tinyurl.com/ypfanba6 #eicBAS
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🎃 Halloween horror nights have arrived at the EIC… 👻 Every innovator has a horror story. A pitch gone wrong? An investor who vanished? A prototype that failed at the worst possible moment? What’s your innovation nightmare? Share your spookiest tale… if you dare. 👇
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📢 EIC Accelerator and Transition awardees: join Digital First by OFCORES in Brussels 🇧🇪 on 1 Dec! 🚀 Get 50% off the Business Growth Package and meet the EIC Business Acceleration Services at our stand! Apply by 15 Nov: tinyurl.com/5h6m8m9v #eicBAS
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🚀 Want to join the largest pitching event in VentureMatch history? Apply for the EIC VentureMatch Investor Day on Deep Tech, taking place on 9 December 2026 in Munich, Germany. 📅 Apply by 2 November 2026 (end of day): tinyurl.com/mrykp2x3 #eicBAS
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The 2027 #iCapitalAwards finalists have been named! 📍 Capital of Innovation finalists: 🇪🇸 Madrid 🇫🇷 Montpellier 🇪🇸 Valencia 🚀 Rising Innovative City finalists: 🇫🇮 Oulu 🇩🇪 Regensburg 🇮🇹 Taranto More on them & the award ceremony happening in Grenoble: link.europa.eu/J68dW8
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