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Dear friend, 

It's coming! Not just autumn, but also the Scale 100 Forum – the second EIC Scaling Club event set to take place in Athens on October 21-22. Mark your calendar and see you there!

In the meantime, we've published a series of insightful reports exploring the challenges and market opportunities for European deep tech scale-ups: Challenge Roadmaps and Market Roadmaps.

What are the biggest struggles? Where do European deep tech companies see the greatest market potential? What priority actions do industry stakeholders recommend to tackle the challenges? You can find answers in the reports – continue reading!

Kind regards,

The EIC Scaling Club team

Mark your calendar!

“At the EIC Scaling Club launch event, we met a lot of people, and there was even one possible business opportunity that was born right at the event.”

Cornel Amariei, Founder & CEO, .lumen

“The relationships [you build during in-person events] are different. After meeting investors face-to-face, you feel more comfortable with them and can reach out to them when something happens.”

Marta Garcia Pedruelo, CFO, Multiverse Computing

“It's a way to see companies from all over Europe together in one place. You don't have to travel to [..] meet the companies in person or [meet them] through virtual meetings. For early-stage investments it's important – you want to look people in the eye.”

Tom Vanhoutte, Founding Partner, imec.xpand

News and insights from the EIC Scaling Club

New reports: European deep tech challenges and market opportunities

The EIC Scaling Club has released a series of new reports analyzing the challenges and market opportunities for deep tech scale-ups in the region. Take a look!

Challenge Roadmaps

A series of 10 studies analyzing the challenges deep-tech ventures face during their growth journey – from commercializing their innovation and growing the business to attracting investment and contributing to the ecosystem.

Market Roadmaps

A snapshot of the stakeholder members' vision on the state of the respective market in Europe. They are designed to help professionals and entrepreneurs, in particular, to grasp meaningful insights to build their scaling strategy.

Get to know EIC Scaling Club members!

GScan: Pioneering infrastructure assessment with muon tomography

QuiX Quantum: Building a quantum future with photonic power

QuoIntelligence: Democratizing threat intelligence

Quobly: Tackling the world's growing computational challenges with quantum power

Manna: The world's only autonomous drone delivery solution with positive unit economics

The sound of innovation: sensiBel's optical MEMS microphones

Deep tech is very close to our hearts – Interview with Marek Kotelnicki

We had a chat with Marek Kotelnicki, Managing Partner at VIGO Ventures – an investment group focusing on early-stage hardware and semiconductor investments. Marek is also a business development consultant for deep tech companies and an EIC Scaling Club mentor in the Next-Gen Computing market group.

Imec: Bridging the gap between lab and market

We met Jo De Boeck, Chief Strategy Officer and EVP at imec – a research institute dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies, from chip manufacturing to AI software. In our interview, De Boeck emphasizes the importance of collaboration within the technology ecosystem, bringing together various players as early on as possible.

Open calls!

EIC matchmaking opportunity for maritime and shipping industry innovations

SPIN4EIC initiative, powered by the EIC Business Acceleration Services (BAS) Innovation Procurement Program in collaboration with lomarlabs, is organising a matchmaking opportunity for maritime and shipping innovations. This matchmaking is taking place back-to-back with the EIC Scale 100 Forum in the same venue.

When? October 22, 2024 (afternoon)

Where? National Bank of Greece, Athens

Application deadline: August 26, 2024, 23:59 CEST

EIC Pavilion at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025

SMEs, startups, and scale-ups funded by the EIC can apply to be a part of the

EIC Pavilion at the MWC 2025. Selected companies will gain exclusive access to essential business services, including pitching opportunities, matchmaking support, complimentary booths within the European Pavilion, and more.

When? March 2-6, 2025

Where? Barcelona, Spain

Application deadline: September 23, 2024

EIC Soft-landing Programme in San Francisco for cleantech companies

EIC-funded cleantech companies (SMEs, startups, and scale-ups) are invited to apply for an exclusive Silicon Valley Immersive Programme. Get customised preparation to do business and improve current businesses in the US, targeted market insights, access to pitching and networking activities, introductions to key stakeholders within the San Francisco/Silicon Valley ecosystem, and more!

When? December 8-13, 2024

Where? San Francisco, the US

Application deadline: September 13, 2024 

News from the EIC

• Partner call: EIC SMEs, engage in an innovation mission in Japan and enhance your global network

• EIC Accelerator – 68 deep-tech start-ups in the latest funding round
• Call for Tenders - Business and Investment Insights for EIC Strategic Intelligence
• Open call: €40,000,000 energy fusion business opportunity through a tender
• EIC Pathfinder Beneficiaries’ Day 2024 – save the date!
• Unlock your international potential with the EIC International Trade Fairs Programme 3.0: share your insights via survey!

That’s it for this month!

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