The New European Bauhaus (NEB) Festival returns to Brussels 9-13 June 2026 with Forum, Fair, Fest and Satellite events.
The EIC Fund is the European Innovation Council’s venture capital arm, created in 2020 and funded by the European Commission with investment advice from the European Investment Bank.
The European Commission announced 18 semi-finalists for the 2026 European Prize for Women Innovators across three categories.
61 companies were selected from 121 interview-stage proposals for EIC Accelerator support.
40 Transition projects selected from 611 submissions with grants up to €2.5 million each.
The European Innovation Council will host 15 EIC-backed companies at the EIC Pavilion during Mobile World Congress Barcelona from 2 to 5 March 2026.
Recording available of EIC ACCESS+ Educational Session #3 on UK market entry held 22 January 2026 with Tech Nordic Advocates and London Stock Exchange speakers
On 19–20 January 2026 the European Innovation Council organised a Corporate Day with Merck Group in Darmstadt to connect 15 EIC‑backed deep tech start-ups with Merck decision makers and technical experts.
From 6 to 9 January 2026 the European Innovation Council led a coordinated EU presence at CES with an EIC Pavilion showcasing EIC-backed deep tech companies.
EIC-backed ShanX MedTech led a consortium awarded an €8.85 million EU tender to develop a rapid point of care antimicrobial susceptibility testing device.
The EIC launched a €4.5 million Coordination and Support Action to subsidise startups’ use of services from approved ecosystem partners.
French bio-based coatings company ECOAT closed a €21 million funding round with Yotta, Starquest and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund.
