ABOUT US
EIT Hub UK is an outreach location of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The Hub creates synergies between the EIT community and the UK innovation ecosystem to support the growth of innovative startups and increase the numbers of EU – UK collaborative projects together with the EIT Knowledge Innovation Communities (KICs). The main activities of all the KICs include entrepreneurship education, innovation-driven projects, and business creation services.
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) opens the EIT Hub UK as its third community hub outside the EU. The two other Hubs are located in Silicon Valley and Israel. The UK Hub is a key strategic initiative that aims to boost partnerships and cross-border connectivity across Europe in line with the Horizon Europe programme.
With over a thousand partners, each KIC is a public-private collaboration that includes major enterprises, prestigious universities, the public and non-profit sector, entrepreneurs, and individual investors from within the community. The KICs have deployed more than GBP1 billion in innovation solutions over the past ten years.
To strengthen the partnership between the EU and the UK, leveraging both economies by empowering startups, corporates, academia and the public sector to make a societal impact.