New European Bauhaus Enters Next Phase with EIT Support and Published Roadmap
EITThe European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) continues to support the New European Bauhaus (NEB) as a flagship European Commission initiative for sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetic innovation.
Through its dynamic Community NEB, the EIT supports projects that integrate art, design, science, and innovation to tackle real-world societal challenges. The recently published NEB Facility roadmap for 2025–2027 underscores this commitment, detailing new funding streams and policy tools supported by Horizon Europe and other EU programmes.
The roadmap emphasises that the roll-out component of the NEB Facility—focused on scaling and implementation—should rely on enhanced cooperation with a range of EU instruments. Among these, the EIT Community NEB is identified as a key enabler, alongside the Single Market Programme, LIFE, the European Innovation Council’s challenges and competitions, InvestEU, and Cohesion Policy programmes. This recognition reinforces the EIT's strategic role in bridging innovation with deployment and ensuring NEB-aligned solutions reach cities and communities across Europe.
A Structured Innovation Journey Rooted in Community
Established in January 2021, the EIT Community NEB—uniting EIT Urban Mobility, Climate-KIC, EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing, EIT Digital and EIT Culture and Creativity—has developed a structured journey where citizens, grassroots initiatives, startups or larger innovation projects can engage with and scale up solutions aligned with NEB values.
In 2024, the EIT Community NEB launched six calls for participation that attracted 379 applications from 22 countries. These efforts culminated in events in Barcelona and Brussels, fostering collaboration and showcasing innovative projects.
The EIT aims to steer the entrepreneurial ecosystem towards transformative solutions through dedicated events and supports business ideas via prototyping and testing programmes. Additionally, the EIT wants to increase citizen engagement by inviting communities to collaborate in redesigning their local environments, thereby integrating NEB principles into everyday life.
Building Capacity and Embedding Change
In 2025, the EIT Community NEB will focus on expanding engagement, refining programme portfolios, and amplifying communication impact. With activities like Ignite NEB and Grow NEB nurturing early-stage ideas, and Catalyse NEB accelerating startups, the initiative continues to drive innovation at local and European levels. Notably, 20 NEB-aligned start-ups will receive targeted financial and acceleration support to strengthen their market presence and impact. In this context, three startups—Nest, Biosphere Solar, and ToGather Homes—were selected by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) to present NEB innovation at the Osaka World Expo on 14 April, showcasing European sustainability leadership on the global stage.
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