Horizon Europe incorporates research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets. For so, the Commission engages policy experts to develop studies and reports to define how a mission-oriented policy approach will work. Specifically, EU Missions are a new way to bring concrete solutions to some of the EU’s… Continue reading Horizon Europe: EU Missions
Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of € 95.5 billion. Based on three pillars, the programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge… Continue reading The Three Pillars of Horizon Europe
AFS has been working side by side with CO2BioClean to offer them support in their search for valid investors. And, as sponsors and financial partners of the project, we are very pleased to announce that… the CO2BioClean project has obtained an EIC contribution of €6.6 million! Its innovative concept, the support of a… Continue reading CO2BioClean: a great success!
The European Innovation Council has recently launched an EIC Accelerator Challenges focused on green deal innovations for the economic recovery. The EIC Accelerator Challenges supports companies–start-ups and SMEs, in particular–to scale up high-impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones in identified areas of strategic relevance. It focuses on… Continue reading Green Deal innovations for the Economic Recovery: EIC Accelerator Challenges
This article presents the EIC Accelerator evaluation criteria to assess proposals that are submitted to the Programme. It gives an overview of how these proposals are evaluated, how–and by whom. Moreover, it presents the steps and requirements you need to meet in order to succeed. And, in this sense, why AFS’ expertise may be… Continue reading EIC Accelerator Evaluation Criteria: What You Need to Know
The EIC Community Platform gathers the largest innovation community of its kind in Europe. It is an ensemble of people working across all fields and disruptive innovation areas Through the EIC Community, corporates, procurers, investors and other partners can access 5500+ quality stamped companies and more than 408 innovation-driven research teams from all around… Continue reading The EIC Impact Report 2021: The EIC Community
This article highlights the main achievements presented in the EIC Impact Report 2021. The fully-fledged European Innovation Council (EIC), launched under Horizon Europe, is a major new player on the innovation landscape. It prides itself with a unique approach to identifying, developing and scaling up Europe’s breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations. As the 2021 Report shows,… Continue reading The EIC Impact Report 2021: Achievements
Every start-up that needs funding and investment to develop its project has its best shot with the EIC Accelerator. This article shows how AFS consulting services help you craft a successful EIC Accelerator proposal. So, let’s begin with a brief explanation about the EIC Accelerator. What is the EIC accelerator? The EIC Accelerator… Continue reading How can AFS consulting services help you craft a successful EIC Accelerator proposal
This article presents the EIC Accelerator’s eligibility criteria used as cut-off point to receive funding requests from companies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 99% of all businesses in the European Union. They are the driving disruptive mechanism for innovative solutions and a digital sustainable economy. SMEs are leading the revolution to tackle challenges like… Continue reading EIC Accelerator’s eligibility criteria for start-ups and SMEs
Every project is unique on its weaknesses and strengths. This article gives six tips for writing a successful grant proposal, in particular for submission to the European Innovation Council (EIC). The EIC Accelerator is one of the most competitive and advantageous funding programmes now available. All the innovation aspects of your proposal will be… Continue reading The secret sauce to writing a successful grant proposal: 6 tips to achieve the European Innovation Council excellence
