Tools

Tools and services developed by NCPs that are useful for participating in Horizon Europe

EIC transition to innovation proposer interview

The EIC Transition was launched in 2021 as one of the major novelties under the European Innovation
Council acting as a bridge instrument between the EIC Pathfinder and Accelerator.

The EIC Transition envisages an evaluation process with a remote evaluation and a panel interview. This document summarizes the interview conducted by APRE, as coordinator of the Access2EIC network, to Professor Alessandra Balduini of the  University of Pavia, who won a Transition Grant in 2021 for the SilkPlatelet project. 

Documents

Target: National contact points, Participants

Themes: European Innovation Council, Pillar 3, EIC Transition to innovation

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