Get up to € 4 million in Grants
from EIC Pathfinder
The EIC Pathfinder programme goes beyond what is already known. Visionary thinking and research can lead towards powerful and new breakthrough technologies. Projects are typically visionary scientists and entrepreneurial researchers from universities, research organisations, start-ups, high-tech SMEs or industrial stakeholders interested in technological research and innovation. Research teams can apply for up to €3-4 million in grants.
At Nordic Innovators, we are working with a wide range of clients, helping them scope and develop their project ideas. Through close collaboration, we define their innovation journey and match each project with the most suitable funding programme. We also support them in finding the right consortium partners.
About EIC Pathfinder
The overall objective of the EIC Pathfinder for advanced research is to develop the scientific basis to underpin breakthrough technologies. It provides support for the earliest stages of scientific, technological or deep-tech research and development. EIC Pathfinder supports early-stage development of future technologies like activities at low Technology Readiness Levels 1-4 and up to proof of concept. EIC Pathfinder projects can also receive additional funding for testing the innovation potential of their research outputs.
EIC Pathfinder projects aim to build on new, cutting-edge directions in science and technology to disrupt a field / market or create new opportunities by realising innovative technological solutions through EIC Pathfinder Open and EIC Pathfinder Challenges. See more information below.
More Info & Success With EIC Pathfinder
EIC Pathfinder Open
EIC Pathfinder Open supports early stage development (TRL 1 to 4), and it is for proposals in any field of science, technology or application without predefined thematic priorities. The budget for 2025 is EUR 142 million.
You can apply if:
- You have a bold vision for a future technology that could change lives
- You can achieve the scientific breakthrough to make it possible
- You are ready to work with an interdisciplinary team to prove the concept and explore its impact.
Projects must involve consortia of at least 3 legal entities like research organisations, universities, SMEs and industry from min. 3 different eligible countries.
Deadline
The EIC Pathfinder Open Call: 21 May 2025
EIC Pathfinder Challenges
EIC Pathfinder Challenges supports both individual and collaborative R&D, from single legal entities or consortia established in a Member State or an Associated Country. Moreover, it funds bold, cutting-edge science and technology aimed at disrupting existing markets or creating entirely new ones through high-risk, high-reward research and the development of innovative technological solutions, at TRL stages comparable to those of EIC Pathfinder Open.
The budget for 2025 is EUR 120 million with the 4 following thematic calls:
1. Biotech for Climate Resilient Crops and Plant Based Biomanufacturing
2. Generative-AI based Agents to Revolutionize Medical Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer
3. Towards autonomous robot collectives delivering collaborative tasks in dynamic unstructured construction environments
4. Waste-to-value devices – circular production of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials.
Deadline
The EIC Pathfinder Challenges: 29 October 2025.
Secures €3.8M EIC Pathfinder grant
Our Swedish client, Amniotics AB, who got acquired in 2024 by the Magle Group, secured a €3.8 million grant for their HyperTargIPS-NK EIC Pathfinder project.
The Magle Group leads a 36-month research project in collaboration with Lund University, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, and the University of Copenhagen.
The goal is to further develop AMNI-NK003 – a scalable, off-the-shelf Natural Killer (NK) cell therapy targeting both hematological and solid cancers. The project also aims to reduce costs, improve access, and deliver consistent, high-quality cancer immunotherapy.
“We are proud to be awarded the EIC Pathfinder grant, which will support our AMNI-NK003 project in a substantive way and validates our approach and empowers us to take our technology to the next level. Also, a big thanks to the consultants at Nordic Innovators for giving us invaluable support us throughout the whole proposal process”. Vanessa Hall, Project Manager.