Brussels, 12 March 2024
Today, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem and a part of the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe aiming at supporting competitiveness and growth through innovation, is launching the EIT Hub UK.
Following the United Kingdom’s recent association to Horizon Europe, the EIT Hub UK serves as a testament to the partnership between the EU and the UK in driving innovation and addressing global challenges.
The EIT Hub UK will connect EU’s and UK’s ecosystems acting as a one stop shop for EU and UK innovation players. It will lead matchmaking activities and immersion visits, and build a bridge for business collaborations. Through a range of programmes, events and initiatives, the Hub will provide support and resources to entrepreneurs and innovators, empowering them to scale their ventures and make impact at a global level.
Iliana Ivanova, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, said:
“With UK association to Horizon Europe, we opened up a range of new opportunities for both sides. The new EIT Hub will bring together innovators from the EU and the UK to work together on solutions to our common challenges. I look forward to our collaboration continuing to bear fruit, shaping a future that we want.”
Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, and EU Co-Chair of the Partnership Council established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) said:
“Following the agreement on the Windsor Framework in 2023, the EU and the UK have been making steady progress in exploiting the full potential of the TCA. The UK having joined Horizon Europe at the beginning of 2024 and the EIT Hub UK are concrete great examples for this.
The EIT Hub UK is part of the EIT Global Outreach programme, launched in 2018, which already features successful hubs in Tel Aviv, Israel and Silicon Valley, U.S.
Source – EU Commission