The EIC 2026 Work Programme expands its funding toolbox with new instruments alongside Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator. This blog explains how to choose the right EIC funding instrument based on maturity, risk and scale ambition. Ready to embark on this exciting journey? Get in touch!
The 2025 EIC Pathfinder Open call funded 44 breakthrough projects from more than 2000 submissions and confirmed its position as one of the most competitive EU research programmes. In this blog post, we summarise insights from the 2025 results and highlight important changes for applicants to prepare ahead of the 12 May 2026 deadline.
EIC Pathfinder Challenges offer a targeted route to fund high-risk, high-gain research at early TRLs. This blog explains why Challenges can offer stronger success rates than Pathfinder Open, outlines the 2026 Challenge areas and shows how strong positioning can turn specificity into an advantage.
EIC Transition helps turn promising research results into real-world innovation. This blog explains what evaluators expect, how to position your project as the right next step, and why strong proposals succeed in an increasingly competitive funding landscape.
The EIC Pathfinder Challenges results confirm a highly competitive landscape: €118 million awarded to just 30 breakthrough projects. While topics evolve each year, the results reveal how the EIC evaluates high-risk research, builds portfolios and selects projects with strong breakthrough potential.
The EIC Transition results 2025 show rising competition, with 611 submissions and 40 funded projects. This blog analyses what the funded portfolio reveals about EIC selection logic and explains how applicants can position a credible proposal for the 2026 call.
The EIC Pathfinder 2026 challenge on biotechnology for healthy ageing targets breakthrough interventions addressing root causes of ageing. Learn how to position your proposal across interventions, biomarkers or NAMs and align with portfolio expectations for the 28 October 2026 deadline.