EIC Accelerator

The EIC (European Innovation Council) Accelerator is a funding instrument/tool for empowering individual SMEs to develop and scale up breakthrough innovations with high risk and high impact. The support consists of a grant component of up to EUR 2.5 million and an investment component in the form of equity financing or guarantees between EUR 0.5 million and EUR 10 million. Successful applicants have access to a range of Business Acceleration Services.

Key Information

Swiss eligibility:

Swiss entities can participate.

Further information can be found in the Q&A on the SERI website and on the Euresearch webpage

Horizon Europe funding + tender opportunities:
Type of actions:

The EIC Accelerator is a bottom-up instrument and is therefore open to innovations in any field of technology or application. So-called EIC Accelerator Challenges will however focus on:  Acceleration of advanced materials development and upscaling along the value chain, Biotechnology driven low emission food production systems, GenAI4EU: Creating European Champions in Generative AI, Innovative in-space servicing, operations, space-based robotics and technologies for resilient EU space infrastructure, and Breakthrough innovations for future mobility. The funding rate for all EIC Accelerator instruments is 70 %.

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Rita De Brito

Rita De Brito

National Contact Point for
European Research Council (ERC)
European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator

+41 31 380 60 27
rita.debrito@euresearch.ch
Euresearch Network Office
Belpstrasse 11
3007 Bern

Romain Muller

Romain Muller

National Contact Point for European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator, European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE) and European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)

+41 31 380 60 10
romain.muller@euresearch.ch
Euresearch Network Office
Belpstrasse 11
3007 Bern

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