Turning a promising research result into a solution that reaches users, customers or investors rarely happens in one step. It requires access to the right expertise, funding, partners and market opportunities at the right moment. The EU Innovation Platform, launched by the European Commission in June 2026, is designed to make this journey easier.
Developed by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation in the context of the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy, the EU Innovation Platform provides a single digital entry point to the European innovation support ecosystem. It brings together EU services, funding opportunities, business support, networking activities and resources that can help innovators move from research towards market uptake and scale-up.
One place, tailored to your innovation
Rather than requiring innovators to navigate numerous programmes and support schemes independently, the Platform offers personalised recommendations based on information such as the sector, geographical location, maturity of the innovation and specific support needs.
Registered users can discover relevant services and funding opportunities, access events and practical resources, increase the visibility of their projects and innovations, and become part of a wider European innovation community. The Platform already brings together more than one hundred support services and is intended to increasingly connect innovators with other actors across the European innovation ecosystem.
Why is this relevant for widerAdvance Facility clients?
For widerAdvance Facility clients, the EU Innovation Platform can be particularly valuable as a next step in the exploitation and valorisation journey.
widerAdvance Facility helps research teams from Widening countries and Outermost Regions identify the potential of their Key Exploitable Results (KERs) and strengthen their path towards exploitation through tailored services addressing areas such as dissemination and exploitation, intellectual property, standardisation, access to funding, networking and market-oriented development.
The EU Innovation Platform complements this process by opening an additional gateway to the wider European support ecosystem. Once a team has clarified the value proposition of its KER, explored its exploitation route or identified the need for further funding and partnerships, the Platform can help identify relevant opportunities and services to continue that journey.
This is particularly important because successful exploitation does not end when an EU-funded project finishes – or when a support service is completed. Research results often need further development, validation, financing, partnerships and market exposure before they can generate their full economic or societal impact. The EU Innovation Platform is designed precisely to help innovators navigate these subsequent steps and accelerate their go-to-market journey.
Explore the opportunities
If you are already working with the widerAdvance Facility – or considering how to take your EU-funded research results further – we encourage you to explore the EU Innovation Platform, create your profile and see which opportunities match your innovation.
Make the most of the support available to you: strengthen your KER with widerAdvance Facility and connect it with the wider European innovation ecosystem.
