How to stay informed about EIC Business Acceleration Services newsletters and tap BAS supports

Brussels, August 20th 2024

Summary

›The EIC Business Acceleration Services publishes six distinct newsletters covering BAS updates, service-catalogue offers, Scaling Club activities, investor opportunities, procurement (SPIN4EIC) and a general EIC bulletin.
›Each newsletter targets a specific audience such as EIC beneficiaries, investors, Scaling Club members and public or private buyers and has a different publication frequency.
›EIC BAS is organised around three pillars: Contracts, Contacts and Skills, and reports measurable outputs since 2021 including matchmaking meetings, deals and fundraising figures.
›Several procurement and ecosystem programmes coexist under BAS including SPIN4EIC, InnoBuyer and InnoMatch which offer assistance, pilots and funding for proof of concept.
›EIC ACCESS+ provides co-funding for services listed in the EIC Service Catalogue with grants up to EUR 60,000 covering up to 50 percent of costs subject to an ongoing call.
›Practical access routes are the EIC Community Platform and the Service Catalogue. Claims and impact figures are EIC reported and should be treated as such when planning decisions.

Guide to EIC Business Acceleration Services newsletters and how to use BAS supports

The European Innovation Council Business Acceleration Services, often shortened to EIC BAS, runs multiple targeted newsletters intended to keep innovators, investors and public and private buyers informed about opportunities across the EIC ecosystem. This restructured guide explains what each newsletter covers, who should subscribe, how the broader BAS offer is organised and the practical routes to access services and co-funding. It adds context about procurement and ecosystem programmes and highlights which claims are reported by the EIC and where readers should seek verification before acting.

Which newsletters exist and who they target

EIC BAS publishes five specialist newsletters plus a broader EIC newsletter. Each newsletter is aimed at a distinct audience and cadence. Below are the essentials and what to expect from each edition.

Newsletter	Primary audience	Programme or remit	Typical content	Frequency
EIC BAS newsletter	EIC beneficiaries, Seal of Excellence holders and BAS stakeholders	Business Acceleration Services	Monthly BAS updates, open calls, success stories, interviews and partner calls	Monthly
EIC Service Catalogue Highlights	EIC beneficiaries and Seal of Excellence holders	EIC Ecosystem Partnership Programme	Updates on offerings from EIC service providers and research technology organisations listed in the Service Catalogue	Every two months
EIC Scaling Club newsletter	EIC Scaling Club members and those interested in deep tech	EIC Scaling Club	Club activities, member stories, interviews, podcasts, reports and sector insights	Monthly
EIC Investor Readiness and Outreach newsletter	Investors	EIC Investor Readiness and Outreach Programme	Monthly round up of new investment opportunities, matchmaking and e-pitching updates	Monthly
EIC SPIN4EIC Innovation Procurement newsletter	EIC beneficiaries and public and private buyers	EIC Innovation Procurement Programme	Updates on procurement market opportunities, events, calls for expressions of interest and academies	Quarterly
EIC general newsletter	A wide audience interested in EIC initiatives	European Innovation Council	Comprehensive monthly EIC news, EIC Fund investments, success stories and events	Monthly

Quick reference: subscribe and where to find them

All the BAS newsletters and related subscription forms are hosted via the EIC Community Platform and the specific programme pages. If you are an EIC beneficiary, a Seal of Excellence holder, an investor or a prospective buyer, register on the EIC Community Platform with your EU Login credentials. Subscription is the primary route to receive targeted updates, open calls and invitations to matchmaking activities.

How to subscribe to the BAS newsletters:Sign up on the EIC Community Platform or the relevant programme page and select the specific newsletter. Forms asking for country, organisation and beneficiary type are typical. If you are an investor, use the investor readiness sign-up to receive deal flow updates.

What the EIC Business Acceleration Services offer beyond newsletters

Newsletters are an entry point. The Business Acceleration Services themselves are organised around three practical pillars designed to help innovators reach markets and investors. The services combine matchmaking, coaching, procurement support, internationalisation and access to an ecosystem of partners and co-funding mechanisms.

Contracts:Activities aimed at winning commercial contracts or procurement opportunities. Examples include EIC Corporate Partnership Programme, EIC International Trade Fairs, EIC Global Business Expansion Programme and the Innovation Procurement initiatives such as SPIN4EIC, InnoBuyer and InnoMatch.

Contacts:Access to a curated ecosystem of partners across Europe. The EIC reports more than 280 partners offering over 650 services and more than 270 BAS activities to date which have brought together over 5,000 EIC awardees.

Skills:Tailored coaching, mentoring and training programmes for innovators and management teams. Examples include the EIC Coaching Programme, EIC Tech to Market and the EIC Women Leadership Programme.

Reported BAS impact statistics and context

The EIC publishes headline figures to illustrate BAS activity. These are EIC reported outputs and should be interpreted as such when you are making business decisions. They indicate scale but not always net impact or causality.

Metric	EIC reported value	Notes and caveats
One-on-one meetings since 2021	+20,000	Matches between EIC awardees and corporates, procurers and investors
Deals reported	595	Deals claimed across programmes
Fundraising through investor outreach	EUR 350 million	Raised via investor outreach activities
Funds raised by EIC Scaling Club members since joining	EUR 1.2 billion	Scaling Club cumulative fundraising since joining
Turnover from trade fairs	EUR 42 million	Reported revenue generated from trade fair participation
Global expansion programmes since 2024	4 (US and Singapore)	Small number of soft-landing or expansion programmes noted
Innovation procurement funds raised	EUR 7.7 million raised from procurement support	Out of EUR 28.4 million in submitted tenders
Pilots supported between March 2024 and reporting date	22 ongoing and 16 completed pilots	Supported with EUR 1.93 million
Coaching and skills	+2,400 awardees and applicants coached	Includes Women Leadership Programme outcomes and other training
Women Leadership Programme reported effect	+90% of alumnae report increased entrepreneurial skills	Self reported improvement
Procurement supplier readiness	98% increase in capabilities to submit offers as suppliers	EIC reported indicator
Start-ups created after venture building	21 start-ups	Follow-on creation after training and venture building
CEOs onboarded following entrepreneurship training	16 CEOs	Reported placement or engagement

Procurement focused initiatives: SPIN4EIC, InnoBuyer and InnoMatch

Innovation procurement is a specialised policy and market route where public or private buyers use procurement processes to bring innovative solutions to public needs. The EIC runs multiple initiatives under this umbrella designed to help EIC innovators access procurement markets and help buyers procure innovation more effectively.

SPIN4EIC:A flagship strategic innovation procurement initiative that connects EIC beneficiaries with public and private buyers. Services include buyer assistance, tailored support to applicants preparing tender submissions, pitching sessions, procurement academies and a community platform. The service is positioned as a free assistance route for eligible EIC beneficiaries and buyers with an ongoing call open until August 2026 for specific support activities.

InnoBuyer:A Horizon Europe coordination and support action with a total budget of €2 million. InnoBuyer is a demand driven pilot designed to pair public 'Challengers' with 'Solvers' which are mainly EIC-backed SMEs. The programme aims to pilot and validate a co-creation methodology and is targeting 15 pilots to test innovative solutions within public organisations. Partners include F6S, Civitta and TICBioMed.

InnoMatch:A demand-driven action working until September 2027 that will support proof-of-concept demonstrations and pilot testing for EIC companies against public and private buyers. InnoMatch plans to support 38 pilots with funding of up to EUR 60,000 per pilot. There are three open call types to recruit buyers and solutions and the selected pilots should be implemented within 12 months.

EIC Ecosystem Partnership Programme and the Service Catalogue

The EIC Ecosystem Partnership Programme brings third party service providers into a searchable Service Catalogue to deliver niche or sector specific services that the EIC itself does not provide directly. This includes accelerators, incubators, research infrastructures, testing facilities and corporate partners.

EIC Service Catalogue:A members only, searchable catalogue hosted on the EIC Community Platform where beneficiaries can browse partner service offers and apply. Services are categorised across acceleration, due diligence, prototyping, IP, internationalisation and other business support functions.

EIC ACCESS+ co-funding:ACCESS+ is a co-funding scheme that helps eligible beneficiaries access services listed in the Service Catalogue. It runs a continuous open call and eligible beneficiaries can request up to EUR 60,000 to cover up to 50 percent of service costs. The call is available until 31 May 2026 according to the EIC information.

EIC Scaling Club and investor outreach

The EIC Scaling Club is a curated community of deep tech scale-ups, investors, corporates and mentors. It aims to accelerate a select group of companies through networking, coaching and investor and corporate outreach. The EIC also operates a dedicated Investor Readiness and Outreach Programme to help EIC Accelerator innovators prepare for fundraising and secure introductions.

EIC Scaling Club membership and benefits:The club gathers curated cohorts of scale-ups across market groups such as Renewable Energies, Next Gen Computing and New Biotech Platforms and provides curated events, roadshows and investor and corporate matchmaking. Club members report large aggregate funding increases but remember these are cumulative figures reported by the EIC and do not indicate uniform success for every member.

EIC Investor Readiness and Outreach Programme:Provides investor readiness activities such as pitch deck reviews, benchmarking reports and tailored investor lists alongside outreach and matchmaking. The EIC reports that more than 350 companies have been supported with a 98 percent satisfaction rate and over 500 direct introductions made between EIC Fund companies and investors.

Practical steps to access BAS services and newsletters

If you want to act on opportunities, follow these steps. Each step is the normal route used by EIC awardees and prospective participants.

Register on the EIC Community Platform:Use EU Login credentials to create an account. This is the single entry gate to apply to BAS services, join communities, apply to calls and subscribe to newsletters.

Choose the right newsletter and manage preferences:Select the newsletter(s) that match your role. Investors should sign up to the Investor Readiness newsletter. EIC awardees should subscribe to the BAS newsletter and the Service Catalogue Highlights. Buyers and procurers should consider the SPIN4EIC bulletin.

Apply to partner services and ACCESS+:Browse the Service Catalogue for partner services. If eligible, apply for ACCESS+ co-funding through the continuous open call to cover up to 50 percent of service costs up to EUR 60,000.

Engage with procurement programmes:If you are a buyer or supplier, explore SPIN4EIC for buyer assistance, InnoBuyer for co-creation pilots and InnoMatch for piloting funding. Note application windows and the different call types used by each programme.

A few critical notes and caveats

The data and impact claims in EIC communications are intended to show scale and demonstrate activity across many programmes. They are useful for orientation but are EIC reported outputs. For procurement decisions, investor commitments or business pivots verify details with implementing service providers and ask for terms, timelines and evaluation criteria. Funding windows, co-funding percentages and application deadlines evolve and may differ between calls.

Why verify:Headline figures do not reveal distributional outcomes, selection rates or attribution. Before relying on a single programme for market entry or funding, request recent case studies, reference contacts and detailed budgets from the implementing partners.

Where to find more information and support

Primary access points are the EIC Community Platform and the programme pages for EIC BAS, EIC Scaling Club, SPIN4EIC, InnoBuyer, InnoMatch and the EIC Service Catalogue. For specific questions use the EIC Community contact form and select the relevant category such as 'EIC Investor Readiness and Outreach', 'SPIN4EIC' or 'EIC Ecosystem Partnership Programme'.

Final practical checklist:1) Register on the EIC Community Platform. 2) Subscribe to the newsletter(s) that match your role. 3) Browse the Service Catalogue and check ACCESS+ eligibility. 4) Apply to procurement pilots or buyer support if relevant. 5) Request references and confirm timelines and budgets from implementing service providers before committing resources.

Disclaimer: The figures and programme descriptions in this guide are drawn from EIC Business Acceleration Services publications and associated programme pages. They summarize EIC reported outcomes and public programme materials and are provided to help readers navigate BAS offerings. They are not an independent audit and should not be interpreted as a formal endorsement by any third party.