Horizon Europe’s Pillar III features three distinctive and complementary instruments:
the European Innovation Council (EIC) supports start-ups, SMEs and research teams developing high-risk, high-impact breakthrough innovation, with a particular focus on scaling up game-changing solutions that contribute to the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Recovery Plan for Europe.
the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) strengthens Europe’s innovation ability by powering solutions to pressing global challenges and by nurturing entrepreneurial talent.
the European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE) focus on building an interconnected, inclusive innovation ecosystem that encompasses European, national, regional and local initiatives as well as under-represented actors and territories, while also reinforcing the ecosystems’ innovation capacity.