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Key Takeaway

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected 27 projects for funding, aiming to take novel technologies from the lab to market readiness. Each project, chosen from 257 eligible submissions, will receive a grant of up to €2.5 million. The selected projects cover various thematic areas and involve participants from 16 EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries.

Summary

  • The EIC has chosen 27 projects for funding from the September 2023 EIC Transition cut-off.
  • The selected projects will receive grants of up to €2.5 million each.
  • Participants come from 16 EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries.
  • EIC Transition funding supports projects from EIC Pathfinder, FET, and ERC Proof of Concept initiatives.
  • Two funding schemes include Open funding and Transition Challenges with predefined thematic areas.
  • The 27 selected projects include 12 under Open funding, 10 in “Micro-Nano Bio devices,” 1 in “Environmental intelligence,” and 4 in “Chip-scale optical frequency combs.”
  • Notable projects:
    • QlibriNANO (Germany): A hyperspectral imaging microscope using optical microresonators for nanoscale research.
    • COCOPOP (Ireland): A coherent-capable external laser source for advanced communication systems.
    • TREM2MEDS (Italy): Transplantation of engineered cells to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
  • EIC Transition projects focus on maturing technologies from EIC Pathfinder, FET, or ERC Proof of Concept projects.
  • Access to EIC Business Acceleration Services, coaching, mentoring, and partnering events is provided to selected projects.
  • Eligibility for the fast-track scheme to access the EIC Accelerator for commercialization and scale-up phases.
  • The next cut-off date for EIC Transition applications under the 2024 work program is 18 September.

All the projects

Acronym Proposal Title Country Category
ACU-SERS Automated Clinical Platform For Personalized Antibiotherapy In Critical Units Based On Surface Enhancement Raman Spectroscopy DK Biotechnology
AMICA Adaptive microcombs for innovative connectivity in datacenter applications and optical clocks SE Quantum Technologies
AQLAS Advanced lasers for quantum technologies IT Quantum Technologies
BeeOmetrics BeeOmetrics: an AI-powered predictive platform based on wild bee activity for targeted environmental management BE Environmental
Coati-X New generation of bioactive coating for intravenous catheters and implantable medical devices to prevent infections and thrombosis BE Biotechnology
COCOPOP Coherent Comb for Co-Packaged Optics IE Optics
Dypha Dypha: adding the dimension of time to cell culture NL Biotechnology
entropIC Anticounterfeiting solution based on integrated circuits implementing high-entropy physical unclonable functions IT Security
FASS Fast and Accurate Solubility for Sustainability DE Sustainability
femto-iCOMB Integrated femtosecond laser based frequency comb and photonic microwave oscillator DE Optics
GAIA Graphene-based Artificial Iris for Active light management in a smart contact lens BE Biotechnology
HYPERCELL Magnetic Resonance at the Scale of a Cell DE Biotechnology
iSENS Integrated needle-free injection and sensing using opto-microfluidics NL Biotechnology
OptoWavePro Near natural hearing restoration through waveguide-based optical cochlear implants DE Biotechnology
OxyBatt High-temperature oxygen batteries for Industrial Internet of Things ES Energy
Penphomet PEN photoporation for the genetic engineering of therapeutic mesenchymal stromal cells and T cells BE Biotechnology
PROFUSE A Revolutionary Tech for Exceptionally Efficient Natural Muscle Tissue Growth in Cultivated Meat Applications IL Biotechnology
proposal Bart Kuyken MOde LOcKing for Advanced Sensing and Imaging BE Sensing and Imaging
QlibriNANO The world’s most sensitive absorption microscope DE Sensing and Imaging
RAMAN Rapid Affordable Microbiota Analysis at the point of Need FR Biotechnology
ReLiV Real-time Liver disease early diagnosis through exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds sensing IL Biotechnology
RESPONSE Early detection of treatment response in breast cancer DK Biotechnology
SCOPE Leveraging CRISPR-Cas for fast and accurate point-of-care diagnostics NL Biotechnology
SKYTALE Real-time quantum decoders for reliable quantum computing UK Quantum Technologies
TREM2MEDS Towards the clinical implementation of TREM2 Microglia Engineering for treating DementiaS IT Biotechnology
Vasc-on-Demand Prefabricated Mature Blood Vessels and Tools for Vascularized 3D Cell Culture DE Biotechnology
Welinq Industry-grade Quantum Memory Links enabling the Quantum Internet FR Quantum Technologies

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