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EIC Challenge Platform: Mastercard, Leaps Innovation and European Startup Prize for Mobility are looking for disruptive innovations!

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Joana Moreira

The EIC Challenge Platform has been recently launched and we hope  you already  applied to one of our challenges. If not, we give you now three extra reasons to do it! The global pioneer in payment innovation and technology Mastercard, the Procurement project Leaps Innovation and the European Startup Prize for Mobility are seeking innovations in different areas, and you can be their next challenge solver. Curious? Discover how to apply below!

 

The European Innovation Council created the brand-new EIC Challenge Platform to help organisations solve their own challenges, in any sort of field, by using the innovative power of the EIC crowd and its virtual stage. Through this platform, EIC-funded startups, large corporates, private and public procurers, and other organisations with access to the EIC Community can promote the work or solutions they seek as a new challenge, adding guidelines for registration and a prize. The solution providers can then apply and submit their innovations to address these challenges. Only this week, the EIC Challenge Platform shared 3 new calls looking for solution providers in 3 different areas, and we give you now 3 different reasons to stay tuned with us! 

 

Mastercard is seeking innovative solutions to support small business growth at scale

The Strive Community Innovation Fund aims to spark new ideas for catalysing small businesses' resilience and growth at scale. The project seeks truly innovative solutions that can be transformative for these small enterprises that are the backbone of our economies. The fund makes available up to $1m for digital and data first solutions that enable small businesses with fewer than 10 employees to digitise their operations, better use financial services, or participate more effectively in digital marketplaces. Successful applicants will each receive up to $200,000 to develop and test their innovation over a 12 - 18-month period.

Applications are open until 17 December 2021. Discover how to submit your solution here!

 

European Startup Prize for Mobility 2021 is challenging European startups working on clean mobility

Can your startup make mobility more sustainable, inclusive, or smart? If you have a European startup working on clean mobility, here's YOUR CHANCE to become one of the 20 award-winning startups and get a dream booster from a major ecosystem of European Union institutions, multinational transport companies, and tech platforms. The European Startup Prize will offer a unique acceleration and investment programme for the top 10 and Special Prizes.

Applications are open until 30 November 2021. Discover how to submit your solution here!

 

Leaps Innovation is looking for new solutions that can improve the quality of X-ray mirrors for European researchers 

Nine leading particle accelerator facilities around Europe (FR, ES, DE, UK, CH and SE) invite potentially interested bidders to participate in the open market consultation of their upcoming pre-commercial procurement. The aim is to develop and test new solutions that can improve the quality of X-ray mirrors for European researchers. The challenge is to manufacture 500 mm long flat silicon X-ray prototype mirrors with greatly improved surface quality. An Open Market Consultation for the Superflat PCP will be held on 19 November 2021, starting at 9 am (CET). This event is open to all but requires prior registration via the Zoom webinar portal. You will be directed to an external link where you will be required to register with a valid e-mail address.

For more information on this challenge, please visit this page

 

More information

For more information on the EIC Challenge Platform, please visit our website here or send a message via our Contact Form (please select the category 'EIC Challenge Platform').

 

DISCLAIMER: This information is provided in the interest of knowledge sharing and should not be interpreted as the official view of the European Commission, or any other organisation.

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