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Newsletter - Issue 3/2025 - 2025 Women Innovators Award Winners Announced and New Innovation Matchmaking Platform Launches

EIT Newsletter 09 May 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Newsletter. We’re excited to share the latest developments and milestones from across the EIT Community. As Europe pushes ahead in green tech and digitalisation, the EIT is seeding innovation through deep tech training, circular solutions, and inclusive entrepreneurship. This spring, our network is helping ideas take root and scale across Europe.
 
The winners of the 2025 European Prize for Women Innovators have been announced, celebrating exceptional women shaping Europe’s innovation future. The EIT also continues its strong support for the New European Bauhaus, as a flagship European Commission initiative for sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetic innovation, with a newly published roadmap charting the path for 2025–2027.
 
Meanwhile, several EIT-supported startups have been recognised among 2025’s leading Greentech innovators by TIME and Statista. And InnoNext, a new matchmaking platform, is now connecting EIT talents and startups with innovation opportunities across Europe. Finally, don’t miss the upcoming EIT Water Info Session on 7 May, where we’ll explore the evaluation process for the call for the upcoming Water KIC.
 
Explore the full newsletter for these updates and more!

News

2025 European Prize for Women Innovators’ Winners: Recognising Women’s Groundbreaking Achievements in Innovation

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Today, the Commission has announced the winners and runners-up of the 11th edition of the European Prize for Women Innovators, jointly managed by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).These women are not only inspiring future generations ...

Apr 03

 

New European Bauhaus Enters Next Phase with EIT Support and Published Roadmap

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The 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 ...

Apr 16

 

EIT Startups Rank Among 2025's Leading Greentech Innovators

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TIME and Statista have named several startups supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and our Knowledge and Innovation Communities among the top 250 companies in 2025 for their efforts in reducing environmental impact.  This prestigious recognition highlights ...

Apr 08

 

InnoNext Opens Doors for EIT Talent and Startups Across Europe

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The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Community can now engage in a new matchmaking platform designed to foster cross-sector innovation. InnoNext, a collaborative initiative powered by the European Innovation Council (EIC), opens fresh opportuni ...

Apr 24

 

EIT Community at Warsaw Week: Igniting Innovation across Europe

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From 11 to 15 May 2025, Warsaw becomes a vibrant hub of innovation as the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) hosts the EIT Community at Warsaw Week. This dynamic series of events will bring together entrepreneurs, policymakers, investors, and academia, with a strong focus on narro ...

Apr 30

 

EIT and EUIPO Renew Partnership to Strengthen Innovation Through Intellectual Property

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The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has renewed its strategic partnership with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) aiming to empower Europe’s innovators in harnessing intellectual property (IP) for their sustainable growth and competitiveness.The EIT is plea ...

Apr 03

 

EIT Concludes First Cohort of Training on Artificial Intelligence for EU Agencies, Training Over 400 Participants

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The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), in collaboration with EIT Digital, has concluded the first intake of sessions in its comprehensive training programme on artificial intelligence (AI) for the EU Agencies Network (EUAN).This initiative underscores the EIT’s commitment to enha ...

Apr 14

 

Events

EIT Water Info Session: Deep dive into the evaluation process of the Call

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EIT Water Info Session | Deep dive into the evaluation process of the Call The May edition of the EIT Water Info Session will spotlight the timeline, key stages, and qualitative aspects of the evaluation process following the closure of the Call for Proposals for a new Knowledge and Innovation ...

 

Opportunities

EIT Food Fast Track to Market 2025

Food

Discover a unique opportunity to accelerate the market launch of your food innovation product or service and boost its commercial successYour company is eligible to apply for the EIT Food Fast Track to Market if you:Be a legally incorporated entity in one of the EU or Horizon Europe eligible countri ...

 

EIT AI Founders Club 2025

Digital

Are you an AI visionary ready to scale your startup and shape the future of technology? The EIT AI Founders Club 2025 offers you the opportunity to join an exclusive community of innovators, supported by the EIT AI Community. This pilot initiative provides selected startups with mentorship, res ...

 

Acceleration and Post-Acceleration 2025

Creativity

Supporting the growth of startups and scaleups in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI)EIT Culture & Creativity launches its 2025 call for applications for two tailored business support programmes designed to accelerate the growth of promising startups and scaleups in Europe’s ...

 

KAVA Call 13

Materials

Together we can shape a strong, sustainable raw materials sector in EuropeRaw materials are crucial for Europe’s green and digital transformation. To secure Europe’s future, we must build a resilient, sustainable supply chain for critical raw materials and advanced materials within Europe. Innovatio ...

 

EIT Digital SpeedLauncher 2025

Digital

Join us in boosting entrepreneurship education for a strong digital EuropeEIT Digital is looking for Partners in RIS countries to support the development and deployment of the entrepreneurial education through SpeedLauncher Program. The duration of project support is until the end of 2025.To this en ...

 

ERMA Booster Call 2025

Materials

Calling on innovations, mining and recycling projects to strengthen the European economy and enhance its supply chains.EIT RawMaterials is investing with ticket sizes of up to EUR 2.5M in the raw materials sector. The call is aimed at start-ups, scale-ups, and mining projects active in the raw mater ...