The EIC Pre-Accelerator Widening Call aims to strengthen the innovation capacity of deep-tech start-ups in Widening countries, including Türkiye, helping them to attract investment and scale up.

Applications must be submitted by a single SME, and projects should focus on advancing technologies that have already been validated in a laboratory environment (minimum TRL 4) towards TRL 5/6. Within this scope, activities such as market analysis, business plan development, intellectual property protection, and regulatory and certification processes are supported.

Further details about the call are available here.