The European Innovation Council (EIC) today published its Impact Report 2026, highlighting a continued transformation in Europe’s deep-tech ecosystem: from a research-driven landscape to an increasingly connected and scaling innovation system capable
The report shows growing evidence that Europe is strengthening its ability to scale deep tech companies into global players.
Key indicators include:
These findings directly challenge the perception that Europe struggles to scale innovation into global technology champions.
Instead, the data points to a structural shift: Europe is increasingly becoming a place where deep tech companies scale.
The report also highlights the growing maturity of Europe’s deep tech financing ecosystem.
Public investment is increasingly acting as a catalyst for private capital, helping to unlock larger and more international investment flows into European deep-tech companies.
Key findings include:
This reflects a broader shift in which Europe is building the financial structure required to support deep tech scale-up, reducing fragmentation and strengthening capital flows across borders.
The report underlines the importance of Europe’s scientific and research base as a long-term driver of deep-tech competitiveness.
Key findings include:
This reflects Europe’s growing ability not only to participate in frontier technologies, but to shape their development at global level.
The report also highlights increasing integration across Europe’s innovation ecosystem.
While challenges remain, Europe’s deep tech ecosystem is becoming more connected, more collaborative and more capable of supporting companies across borders.
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