The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced on Monday 3 June, after selecting 186 teams including 341 founders, as part of its Jumpstarter programme, that the most promising participants will undertake a “digital classroom” or a “digital boot camp”.
The Jumpstarter programme enables beneficiaries to validate their scientific ideas in a market-friendly environment and provides access to EU resources and business networks through the EIT Community’s extensive partnerships.
The teams selected will work closely with experts to turn their concepts into reality, and will have the opportunity to work on setting up a company.
The EIT points out that, this year, all eligible countries were represented in the applications. The candidates represent 62 different nations. The EIT reports that the largest number of ideas submitted came from Ukraine (104), Turkey (64), Portugal (35), Poland (34) and Croatia (31). (Original version in French by Émilie Vanderhulst)