More Financing for Startups and Scaleups in Europe
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The EIC Transition programme from the European Innovation Council (EIC) is a funding initiative within Horizon Europe to support the growth and validation of innovative technologies furthermore to the trial phase at the labs. Its objective is to facilitate the technological advances transition towards its application in the market through development and commercialization strategies.
The main objective of the EIC Transition is to help transform technological discoveries into commercial impact innovations. It funds technological validation activities on relevant areas and the business model development for its introduction in the market.
The EIC Transition does not have thematic preset priorities, and it is open to proposals on any field of the science, technology or its “application”. The programme provides funding with the total indicative budget of 2,5 million of euros per project, covering the 100% of the eligible costs. Moreover, there are additional subventions up to 50.000 euros for complementary activities focused on searching for commercialization routes or enhance synergies withing the EIC projects wallet. The funding includes:
The EIC Transition is a key tool to enhance the technology transfer in Europe, helping the innovations to cross a gap between research and its commercial adaption. The proposals have to be based on results gathered by projects funded by the EU, such as:
Proposals can be represented by:
The applicant will have to prove that it is the owner, the intellectual property rights titular or that they have the required rights to commercialize the results of one of these eligible projects.
To do a first evaluation if your project could take advantage of this line of funding, answer the following questions:
Name | Opening date | Next deadline | Deadline model | Link |
EIC Transition Open 2025 | 1 January 2025 | 17 September 2025 | Double-stage |
Scope: Europe
Maximum Budget : 2.500.000 €
Cut-off date: 12/04/2023
Organisation: European Commission
Nature of the project: Business Development - R&D
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Individual applicants (SMEs, spin-offs, start-ups, research organisations, universities) or small consortia with a maximum of five partners can apply.
The majority of funding will be awarded through open calls without pre-defined thematic priorities.
This open funding is designed to enable the support of any technology and innovation that cuts across different scientific, technological, sectoral and application fields or represents novel combinations.
The maximum grant will be €2.5 million.
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