Spring has sprung across Europe, and we're back with a fresh edition of our newsletter.
In this issue:
New Challenge Roadmap reports, developed in collaboration with international experts.
The EIC Scaling Club takes the stage at the EIC Summit 2025 to discuss "How to make the board work for you."
A great opportunity for our members to join the EIC Pavilion at CES 2026(full support provided!).
And more!
Happy reading,
The EIC Scaling Club team
New In: Challenge Roadmaps
New Challenge Roadmap reports are now available, developed in collaboration with international experts through literature review, expert interviews, workshops, and surveys.
EIC Scaling Club takes the stage at EIC Summit 2025
On 2 April, at the EIC Summit 2025 in Brussels, EIC Scaling Club representatives led a session, "How to make your board work for you?"
We had a fantastic discussion, moderated by the EIC Scaling Club lead, Teresa Cunha, and featuring expert insights from:
Mikko-Jussi Suonenlahti, Digital Security & Trust Group President and EIC Scaling Club mentor
Patrick Van Deven, CEO of our member company VaultSpeed (Digital Security & Trust)
Josemaria Siota, Executive Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at IESE Business School
The panel highlighted the critical role of a strong and productive board in driving growth for European deep-tech companies, addressing the current reality where many lack non-executive directors or don't fully leverage their board's potential.
QustomDot: Developing quantum dot ink for next-generation displays
Belgium's QustomDot produces customised quantum dot nanoparticle inks. Their cadmium-free quantum dots are made for display applications, including smartwatches, AR/VR devices, phones, and various screens found in homes and public spaces.
Agriodor: Perfuming fields to protect crops naturally
Agriodor is a French deep tech scale-up developing innovative, nature-inspired alternatives to pesticides. The company creates customised blends of natural compounds that repel insect pests from crop fields while preserving biodiversity and human health.
Vivici: Brewing a sustainable future with precision-fermented dairy proteins
Vivici, a Dutch scale-up headquartered in the Biotech Campus Delft and member of EIC Scaling Club’s Agri & Food Tech market group, is producing dairy proteins through precision fermentation.
Company interview: MybronicsMBRYONICS: Powering Europe’s space ambitions
MBRYONICS is an Irish company that develops, manufactures, and sells satellite optical communication systems designed to revolutionise data transfer between space and Earth.
UP Catalyst is an Estonian scale-up that produces battery-grade raw materials, graphite, and carbon nanotubes. Their products have a wide range of applications, from electric car batteries to concrete and biomedicine. The company is a member of the Batteries & Energy Storage Group.
Six EIC Scaling Club members included in TIME's first "World's Top Greentech Companies of 2025" list
TIME and Statista analysed 8,000+ companies for impact, financial strength, and innovation. These EIC innovators are leading the way in clean tech. The 250 top companies come from over 30 countries on six continents.
Congratulations to our members that made the list!
Join the EIC Pavilion and showcase your tech innovations at CES 2026
EIC-backed companies are invited to showcase their innovations as part of the EIC Pavilion at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. If selected, you will receive full support, including a free booth, matchmaking, pitching opportunities, and mentorship. More information is available here.
