Professor Marja Makarow appointed to the Board of the new European Innovation Council#
Academia Europaea is pleased to announce that the new AE president, Professor Marja Makarow, has been appointed to the Board of the new European Innovation Council.The EIC Board has a powerful role to guide the implementation of the EIC as Europe’s flagship innovation programme with a budget of EUR 10 billion, supporting game-changing innovations throughout the lifecycle from early stage research to the financing and scale up of start-ups and SMEs.
Under the Horizon Europe legislation, this Board has a powerful role to guide the implementation of the EIC as Europe’s flagship innovation programme with a budget of EUR 10 billion, supporting game-changing innovations throughout the lifecycle from early stage research to the financing and scale up of start-ups and SMEs. In particular, the Board will advise on the EIC strategy, work programme and thematic portfolios in order to maximise the impact of the EIC and may also advise on broader innovation policy matters.
European Innovation Council - Board
European Innovation Council - Board members