KT&I Gateway

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Institution overall role: The EIT is a body of the European Union established in 2008. It aims to increase European sustainable growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of the EU. It wants to develop a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. For this, the EIT has created integrated structures (Knowledge and Innovation Communities - KICs), which link the higher education, research and business sectors to one another to boost innovation and entrepreneurship.

Role in research, knowledge transfer & innovation: The KICs focus on priority topics with high societal impact, currently:

Climate change mitigation (Climate-KIC)
Information and Communication Technologies (EIT ICT Labs)
Sustainable Energies (KIC InnoEnergy).

Priorities/objectives of research, knowledge transfer & innovation: The EIT priority is to facilitate the following transitions:

from idea to product
from lab to market
from student to entrepreneur

…by integrating the three sides of the Knowledge Triangle (higher education, research and business) in areas of high societal need.

Institutional networking linkages: See the range of links through the homepage.

Research links: See the homepage for a range of links for: Innovation communities; Events; Education; Entrepreneurship; Newsroom and media; and other links.

Homepage: https://eit.europa.eu/

Contact details:
EIT operations are conducted in Budapest, Hungary. There are 16 co-location centres in 12 different countries (EU + Switzerland).
Address of EIT (Budapest offices)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology - Infopark - Building E
1 Neumann Janos utca
1117 Budapest - Hungary
Tel: +36 1 4819 300
Fax: +36 1 4819 399