EIT Newsletter - February 2016

A big congratulations to the EIT entrepreneurs and change makers who made it onto Forbes’ '30 under 30 Europe’ list. Climate-KIC and KIC InnoEnergy are supporting five out of the thirty most promising young social entrepreneurs in Europe.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) organised an Information Day for the 2016 Call for Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) Proposals. The main objectives of the conference was to provide participants with information on the Call and guidance to potential applicants in submitting high quality and successful proposals.

PRELIMINARY AGENDA 09:30 – 10:00    Registration 10:00 – 10:20    Welcome Addresses 10:20 – 10:50    Introduction to the EIT and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) 10:50 – 11:05    Upcoming opportunities in the areas of food and manufacturing 11:05 - 11:40    Questions and Answers session 11:40 - 12:00    Coffee Break 12:00 - 13:15    Insights by the existing KICs and how to get involved                  

Save the date for the EIT's Innovation Forum - INNOVEIT 2016 in Budapest on April 25 & 26. The EIT’s Innovation Forum INNOVEIT 2016 combines the EIT Awards and the EIT Stakeholder Forum with a specific focus on joining forces for innovation in Europe. We will explore collaboration opportunities between the EIT, KICs and other initiatives and activities in the area.

The EIT is looking to recruit new members of staff to join its headquarters in Budapest, Hungary. The posts are:

EIT Digital is proud to announce that NAVYA, one of its supported scale-ups, which launched a 100% autonomous, driverless and electric shuttle in October 2015, has just raised an investment of 4.1M Euros.