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📅 Mark your calendars! The Women and Girls in STEM Forum is returning for its fourth edition, hosted by the European Commission, Girls Go Circular, and the EIT! 🌟 Join us for a half-day event (10:00-13:30 CET) dedicated to promoting gender equality in STEM: 🎤 Expert keynotes 💬 Thought-provoking panels 🏆 Youth-led competition 👩💻 Featuring the Girls Go Circular initiative, which has empowered over 40 000 young women with digital and entrepreneurial skills More details coming soon 👉 https://lnkd.in/de6pEraa #WGSF24 #GirlsGoCircular #EITCommunity EIT Deep Tech Talent EIT RawMaterials EIT Health EIT Manufacturing EIT Digital EIT Food EIT Culture & Creativity Climate-KIC EIT Urban Mobility

🚀 Join us in Helsinki on November 19 for a special networking session on women entrepreneurship and innovation!   Kick off Slush with the #INNOVEIT conference in Helsinki and connect with women-led innovators shaping the future of tech across Europe. 💡   Then, visit us at the #EITCommunity booth 6C5 on November 20-21 to meet inspiring start-ups, including the winners of this year's AI Challenge! 🤖   Register now for the hybrid INNOVEIT conference and join the networking session 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4ipKvT9

🚨 In case you missed it: We’ve launched a new tool to facilitate networking for water, marine, and maritime innovators! 🌊 #EITwater The tool is now live and ready to help connect interested organisations with potential partners for the upcoming EIT Call for Proposals 👉 europa.eu/!R4drFx Join Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem and help deliver innovative solutions to pressing water challenges with us! #HorizonEurope #EITcommunity EU Science, Research and Innovation Water Europe Mission Ocean World Water Week European Maritime Safety Agency European Environment Agency

🗨 “EIT InnoEnergy has the ecosystem for us to be able to have access to the cutting edge technology but also the talent pool in terms of entrepreneurs, in terms of start-ups and in terms of engineers able to develop the new technologies that we need” – Franck Neel, Executive Board Member of OMV Petrom EIT InnoEnergy recently welcomed  OMV Petrom and OMV (among others) as equity partners in their innovation community! 🤝 These industrial heavyweights will further position the EIT KIC as the center of the energy transition helping them accelerate their important work. 🔋 Not only does this news bring great support to EIT InnoEnergy’s portfolio companies, but it also shows the validation of the 🌟 EIT Model - nurturing KICs to become self-financing innovation communities bringing together top partners in Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem! 🌍 👉 More on the news here: https://lnkd.in/dbCuiUqr

🚨 Don’t forget to apply for the 2025 European Prize for Women Innovators! The joint European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and EIT initiative celebrates the outstanding achievements of women entrepreneurs driving positive change for people and the planet through their innovative ventures. Prize Categories: 🌟 EIC Women Innovators 🌟 EIC Rising Innovators 🌟 EIT Women Leadership ⏰ Application Deadline: 25 September 2024 - 17.00 CET Don’t miss this chance 👉 europa.eu/!C99YWm #WomenInnovators #EIT #EIC #Innovation #WiPrizeEU

EIT Urban Mobility has announced the launch of its Targeted Open Call 2025! This Call involves four separate topics: 🌍 The uptake of hydrogen refuelling stations for sustainable urban transport 🌫️ Mitigating non-exhaust pollution from urban transport 🚸 Achieving Vision Zero and safety for vulnerable urban road users 🚴♂️ Promoting a competitive and sustainable European cycling industry Call info sessions: Join EIT Urban Mobility online on 3, 4, and 10 September 2024 for detailed information on the Call, including content, topics, requirements, submission, and evaluation processes. 🔗 More information: europa.eu/!bTfgWD #UrbanMobility #HorizonEurope

🎓The EIT HEI Initiative will launch a new Call for Proposals in autumn 2024, aimed at transforming HEIs into innovation and entrepreneurship powerhouses and strengthening their integration into local, regional, and pan-European innovation networks. 🔗Please see the criteria outlined for consortium composition here: europa.eu/!hdHfYH The EIT HEI Initiative has already achieved remarkable results, training over 40 000 students and staff, and supporting over 1 100 start-ups and scale-ups. Join the EIT HEI Initiative's new networking and matchmaking platform! The platform will allow the organisations to browse and connect with potential project partners👉 Create your profile and start matchmaking today: https://lnkd.in/dUxcVc6Y #EIT_HEI #HorizonEurope #EITCommunity

Meet CroiValve, an EIT Health-supported start-up pioneering a minimally invasive treatment for tricuspid regurgitation, a serious heart condition affecting millions. ❤️🫀 We’re thrilled to announce they’ve secured USD 16 million in Series B funding! EIT Health has supported CroíValve since 2017, providing funding and key partnerships to help them achieve critical milestones. 💡 Become one of the next healthcare game-changers! Read more about CroíValve’s story here 👉europa.eu/!WQkcPR #EITHealth #HorizonEurope

💥🚀Applications for participation in the EIT Founders2Founders programme are open now! A series of one-day workshops in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Bring your startup to the European market! EIT Strategic Regional Innovations Cluster together with Vacuum Deep Tech Acceleration are accepting applications for Ukrainian entrepreneurs to participate in a one-day intensive training programme. 📚 What you will get? - Personal support from experienced mentors - Access to financing and investments - New acquaintances and partnerships 🔗More information: https://lnkd.in/dkaBJ59r

Attention all Ukrainian women innovators! Do you have an innovative project or groundbreaking research? Or know someone who does? ✨ The EIT Red Kalyna programme is seeking exceptional Ukrainian women making a significant impact in business, research, or mentoring! This is your final opportunity to: - Earn international recognition for your outstanding accomplishments. - Connect with a vibrant network of innovators and leaders. - Showcase your project and propel it to new heights. Celebrate Ukrainian resilience and innovation with us! Nominate yourself or someone you know by 15 September: https://lnkd.in/d7a6FSTM #RedKalyna #EITCommunity #StandWithUkraine EIT Jumpstarter EIT Health InnoStars EIT Food North-East EIT Manufacturing EIT RawMaterials EIT InnoEnergy EIT Digital EIT Community RIS Hub Ukraine EIT Alumni Women and Girls in STEM Forum