The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected the next set of proposals under the 2024 EIC Pathfinder Open call. 45 new projects will receive altogether up to €138 million and will develop cutting-edge technologies throughout a wide range of fields – health, artificial intelligence, computing, environment, and energy.
The successful applications were chosen among 1,110 evaluated submissions. Selected applicants come from 25 countries, with the highest number coming from Italy, Germany, Spain and France. 5 selected projects go to Austrian organisations. Participants mostly come from higher education (46%) and research organisations (22%) and SMEs, accounting for around 22% of participants.