Horizon Europe – Pillar 3 – Innovative Europe – 2021-2027

Pillar 3 of the Horizon Europe programme aims to oster all forms of innovation, including non-technological innovation, primarily within SMEs including start-ups, by facilitating technological development, demonstration and knowledge transfer,  and strengthen deployment of innovative solutions.

Objectives

• To support innovations with breakthrough and market creation potential
• To establish links with regional and national innovation actors
• To bring together key players (research, education and business) around a common goal to foster innovation

Priorities

• Priority 1: Scientific impact
  • Sub-priority 1: Creating new high quality knowledge
  • Sub-priority 2: Strengthen human capital in R&I
  • Sub-priority 3: Fostering knowledge dissemination and open science

• Priority 2: Societal impact
  • Sub-priority 1: Addressing EU policy priorities and global challenges through R&I
  • Sub-priority 2: Delivering benefits and impacts through R&I missions
  • Sub-priority 3: Enhancing the uptake of R&I in society

• Priority 3: Economic impact
  • Sub-priority 1: Generate innovation-based growth;
  • Sub-priority 2: Create more and better jobs;
  • Sub-priority 3: Leveraging investment in R&I

Structure

• European Innovation Council (EIC)
• European Innovation Ecosystems
• European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)