The EIC Accelerator 2022 & Cumulative data report Dear Reader and data aficionado welcome back to our monthly newsletter! This issue will be shorter than usual as its main goal is to promote the release of the EIC Accelerator data-driven report. In this report, we present the some of the 2022 results and the cumulative …
Happy New Year! Dear All, I hope you had a fantastic Christmas and are ready for a successful 2023. In this first newsletter of the year, I’ll present 2022 high-level data and stats starting from October deadline which was the last cut-off date of 2022. October 2022 vs Previous cut-off dates In 2021 the EIC …
EIC Work Programme 2023 Dear Readers, I hope you are all well and enjoying the winter time. I am just back from a wonderful and well-organised EIC Summit in Brussels. I was particularly happy for the quality of the event and the very positive vibes all around. It was marvellous meeting up my colleagues …
The EIC Accelerator June 2022 – data Dear readers, I hope you are keeping well. It’s been a while since my last article. In the meantime, I published the very first data-driven 2021 EIC Accelerator report. You can request it on our website on this page EIC Accelerator Report. Today we are going to explore …
EIC Accelerator 2022 Results | March Cut-Off Introduction I have been collecting and analysing EIC Accelerator data on a granular level since the launch of the official program in 2021. Last year, I have analysed every single successful applicant. That was 164 companies. In the meantime, I worked with our graphic designer Nicole to build a compelling …
The 5 golden rules for a world-class EIC Accelerator pitch deck The importance of the pitch deck to win the EIC Accelerator In this article, I’ll share the 5 golden rules we use at Lira when preparing the EIC Accelerator pitch deck. The focus will be on the pitch deck itself – the document and not the prep/how …
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Why planning for the EIC Accelerator matters? In a cold and snowy February 2011, I was waiting for my plane back to Pisa from Stockholm Arlanda airport. I was intrigued by a quote on one of the walls at the gate: “Failing to plan is planning to fail”. This sentence has been credited to one of …
The EIC Accelerator Full Application Things get serious in the EIC Accelerator full application. The previous steps – Diagnostic Module and short application – have weeded out the projects that lack innovation, or a credible business model, and/or an appropriate executive team. The surviving applicants (67% of the starters) are real contenders and this step explores …
The EIC Accelerator Background There was a time when the European Union rigidly adhered to the ‘level playing field’ principle whereby grant and other funding could not be applied to the advantage of individual companies. EU Framework programmes focused on basic science, on technology development (usually up to ~TRL 6), on training and development of scientists, …
The EIC Accelerator Short Application The short application is the ‘triage’ of the EIC Accelerator programme. It is a process to screen out projects that do not fit the overall criteria. It does this through a combination of thorough and methodical assessments. First, to assess the innovativeness of the proposal, an initial diagnostic module conducts a keyword-based analysis of …
