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Article2026-09-10

EIC launches first Advanced Innovation Challenges cohort to test challenge-led funding for Physical AI and NAMs

The European Innovation Council selected 20 projects to start the pilot Advanced Innovation Challenges on 1 September 2026.

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Article2026-09-10

Check Point Care at MEDICA 2025: how EIC support helped open pilot talks and commercial leads, and what still needs proving

Check Point Care, an EIC Accelerator awardee from Bulgaria, used the EIC International Trade Fairs Programme at MEDICA 2025 to accelerate market outreach.

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Article2026-09-07

On the International Day of Clean Air, a closer look at Phlair’s EIC-backed plan to cut the cost of direct air capture

Phlair GmbH, an EIC Accelerator beneficiary, is developing an electrochemical Direct Air Capture technology called CAPTURE.

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Article2026-09-02

2027 European Prize for Women Innovators: who can apply, what is awarded and how the selection works

The 2027 European Prize for Women Innovators is open for applications from 2 September 2026 to 1 December 2026, 17:00 CET.

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Article2026-09-01

Cailabs turns MWC exposure into multi‑million euro pipeline while plotting an optical ground infrastructure for Europe

French deep tech company Cailabs says EIC-supported participation at MWC generated a multi-million-euro commercial pipeline.

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Article2026-08-27

European Commission updates EIC Fund investment rules to include defence activities and STEP scale-up financing

The European Commission published an updated version of the EIC Fund Investment Guidelines covering investments made under the EIC Accelerator and STEP Scaleup.

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Article2026-08-27

WATERsense: an EIC Pathfinder bid to make real time, ultrasensitive freshwater monitoring a reality

WATERsense is an EIC Pathfinder project developing a nanoplatform for continuous, on-site detection of water pollutants using magneto-plasmonic nanocarriers, micro and nanofluidics, Raman spectroscopy and machine learning.

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Article2026-08-26

How Multiverse Computing turned EIC trade fair support into a European on‑device AI alliance with Axelera AI

Multiverse Computing used EIC-backed trade fair support to secure a strategic partnership with Axelera AI combining compressed AI models and European AI hardware.

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Article2026-08-25

EIC takes 12 climate and energy scaleups to Singapore in push for Southeast Asia market access

The European Innovation Council is sending 12 EIC-backed companies to Singapore from 26 to 30 October 2026 under its Global Business Expansion Programme.

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Article2026-08-24

EIC matchmaking webinar connects medtech and health biotech founders with sector specialists

The EIC is running an online matchmaking webinar on 10 September 2026 to connect medtech and health biotech awardees with eight vetted ecosystem partners.

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Article2026-08-19

RAW project: a digital pipeline to build with waste‑sourced and fast‑growing bio‑materials

RAW is an EIC Pathfinder project building a digital pipeline to use waste‑sourced and fast‑growing bio‑based materials in construction.

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Article2026-08-12

From lab bench to market: six women founders from the EIC Women Leadership Programme

Six women founders working across medtech, biotech, AI, climate tech and deep tech were profiled by the EIC Women Leadership Programme.

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