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Horizon Europe: Gender Equality in Research and Innovation

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) The promotion of gender equality in research and innovation (R&I) is a main European Commission commitment. This commitment is part of its Gender Equality Strategy for 2020-2025, which fosters gender equality across all EU policies.   (Please note that, in this article, the word “gender” refers exclusively… Continue reading Horizon Europe: Gender Equality in Research and Innovation

#HorizonEU: European Partnership on Innovative SMEs

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) The European Partnership on Innovative SMEs is a new call from the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.   What’s expected? The projects are expected to show an active contribution to the following outcomes: Improved knowledge transfer in the innovative SMEs ecosystem. Through increased and sustained collaboration between SMEs,… Continue reading #HorizonEU: European Partnership on Innovative SMEs

Horizon Europe: EU Missions

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) 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… Continue reading Horizon Europe: EU Missions

The Three Pillars of Horizon Europe

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) 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… Continue reading The Three Pillars of Horizon Europe

EIC Accelerator Evaluation Criteria: What You Need to Know

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)   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,… Continue reading EIC Accelerator Evaluation Criteria: What You Need to Know

The meaning of Technology Readiness Level (TRL)

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) The TRL (acronym for Technology Readiness Level) is a method employed to understand the maturity of technologies during the acquisition phase of a programme. It enables consistent and uniform discussions across different types of technologies, allowing precise development follow-up. The TRL spans from Level 1 to Level 9, which is… Continue reading The meaning of Technology Readiness Level (TRL)

EIC Accelerator’s eligibility criteria for start-ups and SMEs

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) 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… Continue reading EIC Accelerator’s eligibility criteria for start-ups and SMEs

Innovative Storytelling

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Companies have become fixated on innovation and realizing its potential through innovative storytelling techniques. Many have found that framing new ideas as stories that are emotionally compelling can help move projects forward faster with less resistance, both internally and externally. As a result, both start-ups and established… Continue reading Innovative Storytelling

Founder Mauro Andriotto joins the EIT

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Our founder Mauro Andriotto joins the EIT, following his successful and value-additive contribution to the EIC. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an EU body created by the European Union in 2008 to strengthen Europe’s ability to innovate. The EIT is an integral part… Continue reading Founder Mauro Andriotto joins the EIT

Work Packages in EIC Horizon Applications

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) When it comes to EIC Horizon project, the concept of work packages is central. Work packages provide important information when preparing the Horizon Project Proposal and budget and project evaluators assess them as a key area. What is Work Package? A work package is the smallest unit… Continue reading Work Packages in EIC Horizon Applications