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Launch of the EIT’s 2014 Call for KICs

Today, the EIT is launching the 2014 Call for Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) proposals. Two new KICs will be selected focusing on innovation for healthy living and active ageing, and on raw materials – sustainable exploration, extraction processing, recycling and substitution.

“This is an exciting day in the EIT’s history that we have been working towards since the set-up of the first three KICs. The call offers a unique opportunity for leading universities, businesses and research centres to work with us and make innovation and entrepreneurship happen across Europe,” said Alexander von Gabain, Chairman of the EIT Governing Board.

“We look forward to co-operating with two more excellent and innovative partnerships that bring together entrepreneurially-minded people within European innovation ecosystems to tackle challenges facing our society and to create new opportunities for sustainable growth and jobs,” added José Manuel Leceta, EIT Director.

An Information Day will be held in Budapest on 14 March 2014. The application process is open until 10 September 2014. One KIC per theme will be designated on 9 December 2014, following an independent evaluation guided by specific selection criteria.

Official Press Release

Leaflet for the EIT's 2014 Call for KICs

Information Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union