EIC selects 40 new Transition projects to bring research results closer to market
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected 40 projects following the 2025 EIC Transition call. Each of these successful proposals, selected among 611 submissions, will receive a grant of up to €2.5 million upon signing a grant agreement. 130 of those submissions originate from the European Research Council Proof of Concept projects. The EIC supports selected projects to validate and demonstrate their technologies and to develop a business plan so they can get ready to go to the market. The selected participants come from 17 EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries. The EIC Transition, which has no predefined thematic restrictions, welcomes proposals from all fields of science, technology, and application.
Three projects of Belgian companies (Belfort BV) and knowledge institutes (imec and KU Leuven) are receiving funding.
In addition, for the first time, 228 Seals of Excellence have been attributed to the proposals that were excellent but could not receive funding due to lack of budget. These projects are judged to deserve funding and are recommended to receive support from other EU or national/regional sources.
The funding is devoted to maturing the technologies and building a business case for specific applications. Grants of up to €2.5 million are available to validate and demonstrate technology in application-relevant environment and develop market readiness.
The selected projects will have access to EIC Business Acceleration Services including coaching, mentoring, and partnering events. Projects are also eligible for the fast-track scheme to access the EIC Accelerator for supporting the commercialisation and scale up phases.
Looking ahead, the next deadline for EIC Transition applications is 16 September 2026.
Source: European Innovation Council