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New in 2026

EIC Technology Expert — Independent Due Diligence on Your Innovation.

From 2026, a dedicated technology expert independently assesses the innovation behind every Full Proposal. The bar for credible technical claims, IP and execution moves up — a positive change for serious Deep Tech.

Section 01

What the technology expert evaluates

Technical feasibility, novelty, IP position, key risks, manufacturing/scale-up assumptions and the credibility of the proposed TRL trajectory.

Section 02

How to prepare your technology dossier

Clear technology architecture, evidence of differentiation (papers, patents, test results), realistic risk register, and explicit links between technology and commercial promise.

Section 03

Working with our experts

Our domain experts — across AI, robotics, space, quantum, photonics, semiconductors, energy, advanced materials, biotech and more — mirror the EIC review style before you reach it.

Section 04

What changes for applicants

Less room for vague claims, more reward for substantive technology — exactly the environment European Deep Tech founders should welcome.

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