EIT European Institute of Innovation and Technology

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The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent body of the European Union with juridical personality, established in 2008 intended to strengthen Europe's ability to innovate. The EIT's three "core pillars" of activities are entrepreneurial education programmes and courses across Europe that transform students into entrepreneurs; business creation and acceleration services that scale ideas and budding businesses; and innovation-driven research projects that turn ideas into products by connecting partners, investors, and expertise.

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Europe currently faces a significant innovation challenge. Despite an excellent research base, dynamic companies and creative talent, good ideas are all too rarely transformed into new products or services. It is necessary to change the mind-set and promote a more innovative and entrepreneurial culture.

The EIT's mission is to:
• increase sustainable growth and competitiveness in Europe;
• reinforce innovation capacity of the EU and its Member States; and
• create the entrepreneurs of tomorrow and prepare for the next innovative breakthroughs.

The EIT stimulates unprecedented levels of collaboration between innovation and excellence centres. This helps boost the innovation process:
• from idea to product;
• from student to entrepreneur; and
• from lab to market.

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• 01 1.7K EIT Innovation Awards 2025 | LIVESTREAM Nov 25, 2025
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• 04 105 AI Automated Industrial Analytics (Italy) - Nominated for the EIT Innovation Team Award Nov 18, 2025
• 05 114 Laurie Lancee (Netherlands) - Nominated for the EIT Changemaker Award Nov 18, 2025