The European Innovation Council is organizing an information day on financing high-tech scientific research and innovation

On Monday, January 29, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sofia, the European Innovation Council (EIC) is organizing an information day on financing high-tech scientific research and innovation.

The European Commissioner for Innovation, Scientific Research, Culture, Education and Youth Iliana Ivanova and the Deputy Minister of Education and Science Prof. Genka Petrova will participate in the event on the initiative of the Minister of Innovation and Growth, Milena Stoicheva.

The different directions of the Horizon Europe program and the opportunities to support innovators and researchers in deep technologies will be presented.

The European Innovation Council is the European Commission's largest initiative to support innovation throughout the life cycle from early-stage research to proof of concept, technology transfer, funding and scale-up for start-ups and SMEs. Through its three instruments – Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator, the Council provides funding to scientific organisations, start-ups and SMEs in the form of grants and equity participation/investments of up to €17.5 million per start-up beneficiary. The organization has a budget of 10.1 billion euros for the period 2021-2027.