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Article2026-06-15

EIC selects 38 start ups and SMEs for Accelerator support in June 2026 round

The European Innovation Council selected 38 start ups and SMEs for funding in the latest Accelerator round.

Article2026-06-15

EIC links 20 deep‑tech awardees with ALIAD, Infineon, NXP, Stellantis and STMicroelectronics to push semiconductors and embodied AI towards pilots

The European Innovation Council convened 20 EIC‑backed start-ups and five industrial partners at Hello Tomorrow Summit on 11–12 June 2026 to accelerate pilots and commercial links in semiconductors and embodied AI.

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Article2026-06-12

Women TechEU launches third edition with €12 million in equity-free grants and new rules to target widening regions

The European-funded Women TechEU programme has opened its third edition (2026–2028) with a €12 million budget for equity-free grants to women founders in deep tech.

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Article2026-06-11

EIC Partners' Day 2026: Turning a Service Catalogue into a Marketplace for Deep-Tech Support

On 2 June 2026 about 120 ecosystem partners, awardees and stakeholders met in Brussels at EIC Partners' Day to discuss improving support for deep-tech innovators.

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Article2026-06-09

EIC Women Leadership Programme 2026 launches in Brussels with 63 participants

The European Innovation Council launched the 2026 edition of the EIC Women Leadership Programme in Brussels on 2 June 2026.

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Article2026-06-08

World Oceans Day 2026: How two EIC-backed projects aim to make the ocean more visible, connected and protected

World Oceans Day 2026 theme Reimagine highlights new tools to better observe and protect the ocean.

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Article2026-06-05

EIC Summit 2026: EIC Business Acceleration Services push corporate ties and scaling, but questions remain

EIC Summit 2026 drew more than 2,000 participants and showcased EIC Business Acceleration Services as a central tool to move deep tech beyond the lab.

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Article2026-06-04

EIC Impact Report 2026: Evidence of a maturing European deep tech scale-up ecosystem

EIC-backed companies raised a cumulative €15.5 billion and created three deep tech unicorns in the past year.

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Article2026-06-04

European Prize for Women Innovators 2026 — winners, technologies and policy implications

The European Commission announced the winners of the 12th European Prize for Women Innovators at the EIC Summit in Brussels on 4 June 2026.

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Article2026-06-04

EIC Summit 2026: Four life science giants meet 16 EIC-backed startups to scope pilots and partnerships

At the EIC Summit 2026 in Brussels the EIC hosted a Life Sciences Multi-Corporate Day that matched 16 EIC-backed start-ups with AstraZeneca, Bayer, Chiesi and Coloplast.

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Article2026-06-03

EIC brings sustainable building procurement to New European Bauhaus Festival 2026 but practical barriers remain

The EIC Innovation Procurement Programme, powered by SPIN4EIC, will host a Multi-procurer Day at the New European Bauhaus Festival on 11 June 2026 in Brussels to connect EIC-backed innovators with public buyers.

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Article2026-05-28

How Belgium’s FPS BOSA used EIC SPIN4EIC support to embed innovation in procurement

Belgium’s Federal Public Service Policy and Support used the EIC Innovation Procurement Programme powered by SPIN4EIC to strengthen its approach to innovation procurement.

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