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The EIC STEP Scale-up call has a budget of €300 million in 2025 and a projected growth to €900 million over the period 2025-2027.
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EISMEA has launched a new call for tenders titled “EIC Global Business Expansion Programme” (EIC GBE) under the procedure identifier EISMEA/2025/OP/0006
Disruptive innovative companies supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC) are invited to apply to join the European Commission pavilion at the 2025 ECOMONDO international fair.
From 21-23 May 2025, an extended delegation of 40 EIC-backed companies showcased their innovations at the first edition of GITEX Europe 2025, in Berlin, Germany...
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has received a record-breaking 2,087 project proposals under the EIC Pathfinder Open 2025 call...
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