European Innovation Council

Mark Ferguson will lead the 22-strong advisory board set up to help guide the EIC through the remainder of its pilot phase and assist in planning the rollout of the new research commercialisation body

European Innovation Council pilot awards grants to 13 projects that are close to commercialisation

Varjo is one of 1,270 companies funded by the European Innovation Council since the pilot scheme launched in 2017

EU research commissioner’s new programme will include a dash of ingredients from successful funding schemes running in both countries

Pilot version of the European Innovation Council will receive a €300 million boost to its budget, to help it start investing in small businesses

In an op-ed calling for European renewal, French President Emmanuel Macron gives his explicit support to the EIC, putting an end to speculation over his position

The Commission’s new ‘Task Force EIC’ would include staffers from both its research and SME agencies, as part of a major restructuring of the EU’s research organisation

Disagreements over European Innovation Council and industry partnerships are holding up an outline deal. Research ministers aim to seal blueprint for science programme next week

Horizon Europe shadow rapporteur Lieve Wierinck says the new European Innovation Council ‘covers same areas’ as European Institute of Innovation and Technology and predicts the two bodies will merge

Innovative SMEs in Spain, Italy and France grabbed the lion’s share in this year’s round of financing