What is the EIC Fund’s capitalisation and investment activity in 2025?
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What is the EIC Scaling Club and when did it launch?
The EIC Scaling Club launched in 2024 as an exclusive curated community of over 100 high-growth European deep tech companies and key partners to showcase Europe...
What is the European Innovation Council (EIC)?
The EIC is a flagship European Commission initiative under Horizon Europe (2021–2027) that supports turning disruptive European science into commercially scalab...
How much investment have EIC Scaling Club members secured since joining?
Members have secured over €2.3 billion in investment since joining the club.
What funding and support does the EIC provide?
The EIC provides integrated support across technology maturity stages via grants, equity investments and Business Acceleration Services through its core schemes...
What milestones are listed for the company timeline referenced (2021–2025)?
2021 — Company creation; 2023 — EIC Seal of Excellence; 2024 — EIC Scaling Membership and €50 million of funding from French & EU grants, and equity; 2025 — Eco...
What is the EIC Fund?
The EIC Fund is the investment arm of the EIC that provides direct equity investments alongside grant support; it has invested in around 350 start-ups and SMEs...
What does AquaB Nanobubble Innovations develop and where has it been deployed?
AquaB develops low-energy nanobubble-generation systems to enhance gas-transfer efficiency in water, wastewater and industrial processes; deployments include de...
How much funding has the EIC allocated since its launch?
Since 2021 the EIC has strategically allocated more than €6.5 billion in grant and equity support.
What support did AquaB receive from the EIC?
After an EIC Accelerator grant in 2022, AquaB progressed international commercialisation through EIC-supported trade fairs and procurement services.
How many companies and projects has the EIC supported?
The EIC has supported over 800 highly innovative deep tech start-ups and SMEs, 475 advanced research projects, and 215 projects transforming research into innov...
What is ShanX MedTech known for and what contract did it lead?
ShanX MedTech develops in‑vitro diagnostic platforms for antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST); with SPIN4EIC’s guidance it led a group awarded a contract of...
What is the EIC Pathfinder programme?
Pathfinder funds early-stage, high-risk, high-gain interdisciplinary research (low TRLs) to generate breakthrough technologies and has supported 476 projects (2...