EIC Accelerator technology expert meetings have started

The next step in the EIC Accelerator Full Application process is now formally underway.

Some applicants have already received:

• An email requesting the nomination of up to three company representatives via an EU Survey form
• A follow up email confirming the date and time of the online meeting with the assigned technology expert, scheduled for early February

This meeting is part of the technology due diligence phase of the evaluation.

Below are a few important clarifications.

Choose the right representatives

This is not a pitch interview.

The discussion focuses on the technology itself. Applicants should nominate representatives who can clearly explain:

• How the technology works in practice
• Why it is genuinely disruptive
• How it aligns with what is written in the proposal

Commercial or generic presentations are not the objective here. Technical clarity and consistency are.

The proposal remains the reference

The conversation does not replace what is written in the application.

Instead, it tests:

• Technical credibility
• Internal consistency
• Whether key claims stand up when discussed with a critical external expert

Anything that cannot be defended verbally will raise questions about what is written.

This is where assumptions surface

Vague statements, shortcuts, or elements that felt obvious to the authors often emerge very quickly in this type of discussion.

Technology expert meetings are designed to surface:

• Implicit assumptions
• Weakly justified claims
• Gaps between ambition and technical reality

Have not received the EU Survey link?

If you submitted a Full Application to the EIC Accelerator at the January deadline and have not received the email requesting the details of your company representatives, you should contact the evaluation team directly at:

[email protected]

Wishing all applicants a clear, focused, and well prepared technical discussion.