EIC Forum publishes Position Paper on the future European Innovation Act

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Forum adopted its 'Position Paper and Wishlist for the European Innovation Act', contributing to the European Commission's preparations for a future European Innovation Act - a flagship initiative under the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy.

The Commission plans to propose the European Innovation Act in 2026, aiming to improve framework conditions for bringing innovative ideas to market. It will aim to address challenges in commercialising research results, strengthen collaboration between the industry and the academia, and improve access of innovative companies to procurements and infrastructures.

Prepared by the EIC Forum, which brings together representatives of national authorities responsible for innovation policy from EU Member States and Associated Countries, the position paper consolidates 'wishlists' and Forum discussions into ten priority measures and a set of cross-cutting recommendations. It provides legally actionable proposals to make the EU Single Market more innovation-friendly, coherent and inclusive, while respecting the diversity of national innovation systems.

The position paper proposes, among others, a stronger focus on innovation-friendly law-making and simplification, an optional EU-wide company regime for startups and scaleups (the so-called 28th Regime), a more integrated approach to capital markets and investment tools, a horizontal EU framework for regulatory sandboxes, and a possible enhanced role for the EIC Forum as a coordination and mutual-learning hub for the implementation of the European Innovation Act.

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