On 23 September 2025, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) is organising an informative webinar about the following calls:
HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-01: European network of national competence centers for innovation procurement
HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-02: Expanding Investment Ecosystems
HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-03: Scaling up deep tech ecosystems
The calls, launched under the Horizon Europe - Work Programme 2025 - 10. European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE), will be open until 20 January 2026, 17:00 CET.
For any additional information, please check the European Innovation Ecosystems webpage or contact EISMEA-EU-ECOSYSTEMS
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (EISMEA-EU-ECOSYSTEMS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu).
The presentation and recording of the Info Session are available below:
- ecosystem | innovation
- Tuesday 23 September 2025, 10:00 - 12:30 (CEST)
Programme
- 23 Sep 2025, 10:00 - 10:05 (CEST)Welcome and housekeeping rules
- 10:05 - 10:15 (CEST)Interconnected Innovation Ecosystem – policy context
- 10:15 - 10:25 (CEST)Topic 1: European Network of national competence centers for innovation procurement (HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-01)
Policy objectives
Eligibility criteria, practical details
- 10:25 - 10:45 (CEST)Q&A via Slido
- 10:45 - 10:55 (CEST)Topic 2: Expanding Investment Ecosystems (HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-02)
Policy objectives
Eligibility criteria, practical details
- 10:55 - 11:15 (CEST)Q&A via Slido
- 11:15 - 11:25 (CEST)Topic 3: Scaling up deep tech ecosystems (HORIZON-EIE-2026-01-CONNECT-03)
Policy objectives
Eligibility criteria, practical details
- 11:25 - 11:45 (CEST)Q&A via Slido
- 11:45 - 11:55 (CEST)Lump Sum Funding in practice
- 11:55 - 12:15 (CEST)PIC registration and validation process
- 12:15 - 12:30 (CEST)Closing remarks
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 23 September 2025, 10:00 - 12:30 (CEST)
- Languages
- English