On the 29th of May in Vilnius, RTO Lithuania took part in the EIC Info Day in Lithuania, organised by the European Innovation Council together with the Research Council of Lithuania (LMT) and the support of the Lithuanian National Contact Point (NCP).
The event brought together key ecosystem stakeholders and featured participation from Stéphane Ouaki, Head of EIC Department at the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency. RTO Lithuania Director Rasa Kulvietienė participated in the roundtable discussion alongside other ecosystem representatives.
A key message from the discussion: Lithuania has strong scientific excellence, but still untapped potential in EIC programmes — now is the time to step up ambition.
During the event, the EIC Pathfinder programme was presented as part of the programme dedicated to researchers, highlighting its role in supporting early-stage, high-risk research, and enabling the transition from scientific discovery to breakthrough innovation. RTO experts were actively involved across the Info Day programme, as reflected in the official agenda:
Tadas Tumėnas, Head of the Lithuanian RDI Liaison Office in Brussels (LINO), moderated the session “Exploring technology transfer strategies and best practices”.
Dr. Irmantas Kašalynas, Head of the Terahertz Photonics Laboratory at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), contributed as a speaker in the same session, sharing insights on technology transfer from the applied research perspective.
RTO Lithuania encourages its members — FTMC, LAMMC and LEI — as well as the broader research community, to actively engage in EIC Pathfinder calls and strengthen Lithuania’s position in the European innovation landscape.
More information about the call: