IPCEIs – A tool for European industrial & innovation leadership?

Organised by BEPA

28 - 28 April 2025 / Online

Under one hour, the webinar will aim to equip the audience with all the knowledge needed to best judge the added value IPCEIs could bring for industrial & innovation objectives. The webinar will offer a detailed description of the IPCEI instrument by one of Europe’s leading experts in the field.

The webinar will feature a presentation on IPCEIs by Dr Marc Isabelle from the company “european economics” which will be then followed by a Q&A session.

ABOUT

IPCEIs allow EU Member States to jointly support strategic industrial projects with state aid. The supported projects must significantly contribute to EU goals like economic growth, competitiveness, and innovation. These projects are built by several Member States together and require co-financing from private companies. The typical IPCEI projects consist of ambitious R&D going beyond the state of the art, which is followed by first industrial deployment and later industrialization. IPCEIs, to comply with EU rules, must address major market failures and meet criteria set out in the European Communication on State Aid.

Why is it important for the battery sector?

With the possibility of a future IPCEI on Circular Advanced Materials, BEPA believes that this could bring funding possibilities for the battery sector, most certainly focussing on Advanced Materials enabling battery technologies. With some Member States gearing up for a future opening of a call for interest, it is timely that the battery community is best informed to assess what the IPCEI instrument could mean to their industrial & innovation objectives.