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The EIC Accelerator Report

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 …

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EIC Work Programme 2023

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 …

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The 5 golden rules for a world-class EIC Accelerator pitch deck

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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The EIC Accelerator Full Application

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 …

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The EIC Accelerator Background

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, …

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The EIC Accelerator Short Application Process

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 …

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