What’s new in the EIC in 2025 – EU funding for deep tech research and high growth potential SMEs

The European Innovation Council (EIC) offers support to game changing innovations throughout the lifecycle from early-stage research, to proof of concept, technology transfer, and the financing and scale up of startups and SMEs.

The EIC is Europe’s flagship innovation programme to identify, develop and scale up breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations. Norwegian innovators are eligible to apply to this programme.

During this event you will receive a short introduction to each funding option and the focus will be on what is new in the work programme for 2025. In the last half hour of the event, you can choose between two different sessions: Pathfinder and Transition or Accelerator and STEP (Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform). In these sessions you will get to know the programs in more detail, and you will have the possibility to ask questions.

The different funding options in EIC and who is it for:
EIC Pathfinder provides research and innovation grants for breakthrough research from laboratory to prototype.

EIC Transition provides market-readiness grants for preparing to enter the market (must build on results already achieved within an EU funded eligible project). 

EIC Accelerator provides scaleup grants and equity investments for scaling up breakthrough innovations and high growth businesses.

STEP Scale Up provides major investments to help companies become global leaders.

You can find more information on the different EIC funding options here.

Target group: companies and researchers with breakthrough and visionary research concepts and deep tech innovations

Agenda:

10.00 Introduction
10.05 EIC Pathfinder
10.15 EIC Transition
10.20 Pathfinder project example presented by Konstantinos Gavriil, SINTEF Digital
10.30 EIC Accelerator
10.40 EIC Accelerator project example presented by Christian Testman, Ocean Visuals AS
10.50 EIC Step Scale Up
10.55 Q&A
11.00-11.30 Breakout sessions:
1) EIC Pathfinder/EIC Transition
2) EIC Accelerator/EIC STEP Scale up

This webinar is organised by Innovation Norway in collaboration with the Research Council of Norway (RCN). The list of registered participants will also be shared with RCN.