ECLIPSE Training: Turning PCP Complexity into Opportunity

The ECLIPSE training utilizes the NAVIGATOR model to make Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) actionable.

What you will learn: The full PCP lifecycle, stakeholder roles (procurers, start-ups, VCs), legal/IP solutions, and practical coordination tools.

  •  Format: Interactive, stand-alone webinars with Q&A. No prior attendance is required.

  •  Speakers: Rotating experts ensure fresh perspectives for every session.

  •  Goal: To combine theory and practice, transforming procurement into a driver of European competitiveness.

Scroll down to explore our upcoming trainings designed especially for procurers!

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Upcoming trainings

  • Innovation Procurement: Introduction & Challenge Design

    Thursday 11 December | 10:00-12:00PM

    This webinar, tailored for national-level public procurers, offers a comprehensive introduction to Innovation Procurement. It equips participants with the knowledge to design procurement challenges that foster innovative solutions.

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  • Evaluation Strategies of Innovation Solutions for Public Procurers

    Wednesday 21, January | 10:00 - 12:00PM

    This webinar aims to equip public procurers across Europe and beyond with essential knowledge and tools for evaluating innovative solutions, focusing on factors beyond just technology.

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  • Funding Opportunities for Innovation Procurement: Strategies for Public Procurers

    Monday 26 January | 15:00 - 17:00PM

    This webinar provides public procurers across Europe and beyond with essential knowledge on securing funding for innovative projects, particularly when budgets are limited, and introduces strategies for leveraging external funding to drive innovation in the public sector.

  • First-Hand Insights on Successful and Failed Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)

    Monday 9 February | 15:00 - 17:00PM

    This webinar highlights what works, and what doesn’t, in Pre-Commercial Procurement, offering practical lessons and showing how the U.S. government buys innovation and collaborates with venture capital through real examples.

  • Innovation Procurement: Funding Opportunities and Strategies for Public Procurers

    Wednesday 11 February | 14:00 - 15:30PM

    This webinar provides public procurers across Europe and beyond with essential knowledge on securing funding for innovative projects, particularly when budgets are limited, and introduces strategies for leveraging external funding to drive innovation in the public sector.

  • Innovation Procurement: Introduction & Challenge Design

    Thursday 12 February | 11:00 - 12:30PM

    This webinar offers a comprehensive introduction to Innovation Procurement. It equips participants with the knowledge to design procurement challenges that foster innovative solutions.

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  • Innovation Procurement: Introduction & Challenge Design (in Italian)

    Thursday 12 February | 14:30 - 16:30PM

    Il webinar interattivo sul tema degli acquisti pubblici di innovazione è dedicato ai decisori pubblici, agli uffici acquisti, ai responsabili per la transizione al digitale e, in generale, a tutti coloro che hanno interesse e partecipano alla innovazione delle amministrazioni pubbliche.

  • Funding Opportunities for Innovation Procurement

    Monday 9 March | 15:00 - 17:00PM

    This webinar provides public procurers across Europe and beyond with essential knowledge on securing funding for innovative projects, particularly when budgets are limited, and introduces strategies for leveraging external funding to drive innovation in the public sector.

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  • Evaluation Strategies of Innovation Solutions

    Thursday 12 March | 11:00 - 12:30PM

    This webinar aims to equip public procurers across Europe and beyond with essential knowledge and tools for evaluating innovative solutions, focusing on factors beyond just technology.

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  • Innovation Procurement: Evaluation & Funding

    Thursday 16 April

    This webinar provides public procurers across Europe and beyond with essential knowledge on securing funding for innovative projects, particularly when budgets are limited, and introduces strategies for leveraging external funding to drive innovation in the public sector.

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