The first 130 projects to be awarded a STEP Seal are now online! 🏆 🌍The STEP Seal is a quality label awarded to excellent projects selected through calls under STEP. The first batch was selected through the 2023 call for proposals of the Innovation Fund and under a 2024 call under Horizon Europe. The first 130 projects that were awarded the STEP Seal aim to develop cutting-edge clean technologies with a focus on energy and industry and digital technologies for space-related applications🧪🔬The Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (#STEP) is a European Commission’s initiative which:🔧 Supports the Industry in Europe and boosts investment in critical technologies🌱 Funds the green and digital transformations🌍 Strengthens the EU’s competitivenessSTEP enables Europeans to access EU funding for their innovative projects in clean and resource efficient technologies, digital technologies and deep-tech innovation and biotechnologies 🚀🔬It also supports projects growing skills necessary to the development of those critical technologies. This will contribute to strengthen innovation and technological leadership of the European Union!