Funding for breakthrough innovations and ecosystem growth.
Innovative Europe is Pillar 3 of Horizon Europe. It supports breakthrough innovation, market creating ideas and the scale up of new technologies, products and services.
This category helps bridge the gap between scientific research and commercial success. It is designed to support high potential ideas and technologies that may be too early, complex or financially risky for traditional investment.
Who this funding is for
Innovative Europe is mainly aimed at high potential innovators developing breakthrough, high risk or market creating technologies, including:
- Start ups and scale ups looking to grow and bring new technologies, products or services to market
- SMEs and entrepreneurs developing radical or market creating innovations
- Research teams and academic spin offs ready to turn lab based discoveries into commercial opportunities
- Regional innovation ecosystems, including national and regional authorities, innovation hubs, clusters and other organisations helping connect innovators across Europe
Check if your innovation fits within Innovative Europe
Innovative Europe is made up of three main instruments: the European Innovation Council, European Innovation Ecosystems and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
Each instrument supports a different part of the innovation journey, from early stage breakthrough ideas to market scale up, investment readiness, skills, partnerships and ecosystem development.
