EIT Jumpstarter is the flagship, cross-industrial pre-acceleration programme of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT).

The strategic aim of this programme is to create sustainable impact in the Central-Eastern and Southern-European regions by boosting innovation and entrepreneurship within this part of Europe. Countries in these regions face similar challenges: they have enormous innovation potential, with bright scientific minds, but the research results are likely to remain within the labs. To overcome these challenges and connect the innovative solutions with the articulated demands from the industry and increase the competitiveness of our regions, six EIT Inno