EEN2EIC calls now open!
Access the voucher scheme to support SMEs willing to submit a proposal under upcoming EIC-Accelerator calls.
Go to the calls’ page to APPLY →
Welcome to EEN2EIC
Cooperation for Innovation and Gender Equality.
A new bridge between the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
& the European Innovation Council (EIC)
The EEN2EIC (Enterprise Europe Network to European Innovation Council) project aims to extend the breadth of supporting activities EEN can provide to women entrepreneurs, widening countries and Seal of Excellence (SoE) holders. The goal is to create a bridge between the two projects in order to support innovation, scale up companies and involve the most relevant actors in the EIC and EEN landscape.
Learn more about the EEN2EIC project →
Cooperation for Innovation and Gender Equality
The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) are joining forces! The objective of EEN2EIC is to empower EEN network’s offices to support potential EIC applicants, specifically women entrepreneurs, widening countries, and Seal of Excellence (SoE) holders. The project aims to develop a strong cooperation mechanism between EIC and EEN in order to support innovation and scale up companies. EEN2EIC will involve the most relevant actors in the EIC and EEN landscape: the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) and the EIC NCPs Network (ACCESS2EIC).
EEN2EIC aims to focus on specific outreach and support activities, increasing the number of quality proposals to EIC calls with a specific focus in widening countries as well as women innovators, assisting Seal of Excellence holders access alternative sources of funding and guarantee a strong and profitable exchange of best practice within EEN. EEN2EIC overall objective is to make EU innovation support more efficient by improving the capacity of SMEs to apply to the EIC and by helping SoE holders finance their projects and to avoid overlapping with NCPs activities.
EEN2EIC NEWS
Kick-off of Pitching Activities with SoEs in EEN2EIC! Kick-off of Pitching Activities with SoEs in EEN2EIC!
EEN2EIC launches today at 16.00 the first pitching session with Seal of Excellence holders from France. It is a great opportunity for all the companies that haven’t received the EIC accelerator funds but has been awarded with the Excellence label “Seal of Excellence” (SoE) to present their projects to investors for alternative fundings. Pitching session […]
Let’s participate to the EIC Accelerator info session on 1 step IT Tool – 7th September 2023
Don’t miss this opportunity and register to the on line event: https://www.linkedin.com/events/eicaccelerator-step1ittool7100100009974448128/
EEN2EIC – Second round of results for the approved Local Nodes
On the 25th of July 2023 the second deadline of Open call nr.3 for Local Nodes (LNs)was officially closed and the EEN members’ candidatures have been evaluated. 7 new LNs have been selected and is joining the EEN2EIC project to support Seal of Excellence companies in Turkey, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina. List of […]