How many companies have been approved for EIC Fund investment since the Horizon Europe restructure and what are the terms?
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How much EIC funding has been provided for Space projects?
Over €100 million in support, with a majority of the projects funded under the Accelerator.
What is the Innovation Procurement Programme?
A programme that supports innovators in accessing markets in Europe and globally by connecting EIC-funded deep tech innovations with corporate buyers, utilities...
What is the European Innovation Council (EIC) and its budget?
The EIC is a flagship European Commission initiative to turn disruptive science into commercial propositions and accelerate deep tech scale-up, with a budget of...
What role will Pathfinder Challenge competitions play for Space?
Challenge competitions under the Pathfinder in 2023 and 2024 are expected to help increase the pipeline of earlier-stage activity in Space.
What is the First Movers Coalition (FMC)?
An initiative that leverages members’ collective purchasing power to advance critical emerging climate technologies and send a credible demand signal to acceler...
What are the EIC’s three core schemes?
EIC Pathfinder (early-stage research), EIC Transition (transforming research results into innovation opportunities), and EIC Accelerator (support to start-ups a...
What technology does VEOWARE develop and what problem does it address?
VEOWARE develops next-generation motion control systems and robotics for spacecraft to enable rapid orientation changes for the many satellites that currently l...
How does the EIC collaborate with the First Movers Coalition?
Through a strategic collaboration on Innovation Procurement to leverage the purchasing power of global companies and scale next-generation technologies needed f...
What support does the EIC Accelerator provide to companies?
It offers a single application for grant and equity, due diligence by the EIB, access to Business Acceleration Services, grants up to €2.5 million and equity up...
How did EIC support help VEOWARE?
The EIC enabled two in-orbit demonstration missions that validated the technology and funded an 18-month Go-To-Market project that helped the company win its fi...
What does the Co-Investment Support Programme do?
It helps EIC beneficiaries become investor ready and access investors via pitching events and a database of over 800 investors, including VCs and business angel...
How large is the Horizon Europe EIC portfolio (2021–end 2023)?
It comprises over 500 start-ups, 275 advanced research projects, and 140 projects commercialising research results funded since 2021 up to outcomes announced un...