- European Innovation CouncilThe European Innovation Council (EIC) aims to identify and support breakthrough technologies and game changing innovations to create new markets and scale up internationally. The European Innovation Council (EIC), established under the Horizon Europe programme (2021-27), has a €10.1 billion budget to drive pioneering innovations across the business lifecycle—from early-stage research to proof of concept, technology transfer, and the financing and scale-up of start-ups and SMEs. Innovations in EIC The EIC’s primary goal is to identify, develop, and deploy high-risk, high-impact innovations, with a focus on breakthrough, market-creating, and deep-tech solutions. It supports rapid scaling of innovative technologies and companies (mainly start-ups and SMEs) at European and global levels, enhancing EU technological sovereignty. The EIC Board, composed of independent innovators (entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and ecosystem leaders), guides its strategy. The EIC and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) implements the
- Horizon EuropeThe Funding landscape for research and innovation in europe is mainly dominated by the European Commission's framework "Horizon Europe", that runs from 2021-2027. The primary driver of research and innovation funding in Europe continues to be the European Commission’s flagship programme Horizon Europe, which spans the period 2021 to 2027. Horizon Europe fosters collaboration across countries, disciplines, and sectors, strengthening the EU’s capacity to generate and apply world-class knowledge and technologies. It plays a critical role in supporting EU policy priorities and addressing global challenges, including climate change, digital transformation, public health, and the transition to a sustainable economy. Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Horizon Europe aims to: Enhance Europe's scientific and technological excellence; Promote industrial competitiveness; Stimulate job creation and economic growth; Engage the entire EU talent pool more inclusively; Maximise the impact of investments
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie ActionsThe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are the European Union’s reference programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training. They contribute to excellent research, boosting jobs, growth and investment by equipping researchers with new knowledge and skills, and foster research cooperation across borders, sectors and disciplines. Objectives of the MSCA The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fund excellent research and innovation and equip researchers at all stages of their career with new knowledge and skills, through mobility across borders and exposure to different sectors and disciplines. The MSCA help build Europe’s capacity for research and innovation by investing in the long-term careers of excellent researchers. The MSCA also fund the development of excellent doctoral and postdoctoral training programmes and collaborative research projects worldwide. By doing so, they achieve a structuring impact on higher education institutions, research centres and non-academic organisations. The MSCA promote excellence