14/03/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 14 March, the European Commission announced the selection of 43 new projects under the Pathfinder Challenges 2023 programme of the European Innovation Council (EIC). These projects will share an overall envelope of €159 million in EU funding, i.e. around €3.7 million per project, to conduct cutting-edge research aimed at achieving breakthroughs in five strategic areas: clean, efficient cooling; digitalisation of construction; precision nutrition; responsible electronics; solar energy in space. In addition to the grants, winners will benefit from access to tailor-made support as part of the EIC’s business acceleration services, as well as potential fast-track access to the EIC’s accelerator. Link to selected projects: https://aeur.eu/f/bbg (EV)