Our Ambition
EIT Manufacturing is an Innovation Community within the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) – that connects the leading manufacturing actors in Europe. Fueled by a strong interdisciplinary and trusted community, we will add unique value to European products, processes, services – and inspire the creation of globally competitive and sustainable manufacturing.
The manufacturing industry is a global base for prosperity and key to Europe’s economic, social and environmental sustainability. Manufacturing is a main driver of industrial innovation, job creation and growth for the European society. It stands for over 2.1 million manufacturing enterprises in Europe, providing over 32 million jobs, which corresponds to 16% of the total EU working population, including approximately 13 million jobs in the growing high-tech manufacturing industry and in 2016, the share of EU-28 GDP originated by manufacturing was 16.1% (Eurostat, GDP percentage of total, industry breakdowns, 10.01.2018), corresponding to a total turnover of EUR 7.11 trillion (European Commission, Factories of the Future Manufacturing in Horizon 2020 and beyond, 2017).
EIT Manufacturing will establish an innovation community and build a network of ecosystems where people can acquire skills and find opportunities; and where innovators are able to attract investors and accede venture capital.
For that purpose, EIT Manufacturing brings together 60 European leading partners from business, education and research, from 17 countries.
Our Ambition
EIT Manufacturing is an Innovation Community within the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) – that connects the leading manufacturing actors in Europe. Fueled by a strong interdisciplinary and trusted community, we will add unique value to European products, processes, services – and inspire the creation of globally competitive and sustainable manufacturing.
The manufacturing industry is a global base for prosperity and key to Europe’s economic, social and environmental sustainability. Manufacturing is a main driver of industrial innovation, job creation and growth for the European society. It stands for over 2.1 million manufacturing enterprises in Europe, providing over 32 million jobs, which corresponds to 16% of the total EU working population, including approximately 13 million jobs in the growing high-tech manufacturing industry and in 2016, the share of EU-28 GDP originated by manufacturing was 16.1% (Eurostat, GDP percentage of total, industry breakdowns, 10.01.2018), corresponding to a total turnover of EUR 7.11 trillion (European Commission, Factories of the Future Manufacturing in Horizon 2020 and beyond, 2017).
EIT Manufacturing will establish an innovation community and build a network of ecosystems where people can acquire skills and find opportunities; and where innovators are able to attract investors and accede venture capital.
For that purpose, EIT Manufacturing brings together 60 European leading partners from business, education and research, from 17 countries.

EIT Manufacturing’s approach is designed to immediately and forcefully address specific economic and societal challenges, leveraging opportunities to maximise the impact for a successful European manufacturing.
Our vision is that the global manufacturing innovation is led by Europe.
Our mission is to bring manufacturing actors of Europe together in innovation ecosystems that add unique value to European products, processes, services – and inspire creation of globally competitive and sustainable manufacturing.
To tackle main challenges of European manufacturing, EIT Manufacturing has defined six strategic objectives:
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Excellent manufacturing skills and talents: adding value through an upskilled workforce and engaged students. | ![]() |
Efficient manufacturing innovation ecosystems: adding value through creating ecosystems for innovation, entrepreneurship and business transformation focused on innovation hotspots. | |
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Full digitalisation of manufacturing: adding value through digital solutions and platforms that connect value networks globally. | ![]() |
Customer-driven manufacturing: adding value through agile and flexible manufacturing that meets global personalised demand. | |
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Socially sustainable manufacturing: adding value through safe, healthy, ethical and socially sustainable production and products. | ![]() |
Environmentally sustainable manufacturing: adding value by making industry greener and cleaner. |

EIT Manufacturing’s approach is designed to immediately and forcefully address specific economic and societal challenges, leveraging opportunities to maximise the impact for a successful European manufacturing.
Our vision is that the global manufacturing innovation is led by Europe.
Our mission is to bring manufacturing actors of Europe together in innovation ecosystems that add unique value to European products, processes, services – and inspire creation of globally competitive and sustainable manufacturing.
To tackle main challenges of European manufacturing, EIT Manufacturing has defined six strategic objectives:
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Excellent manufacturing skills and talents: adding value through an upskilled workforce and engaged students. |
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Efficient manufacturing innovation ecosystems: adding value through creating ecosystems for innovation, entrepreneurship and business transformation focused on innovation hotspots. |
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Full digitalisation of manufacturing: adding value through digital solutions and platforms that connect value networks globally. |
![]() |
Customer-driven manufacturing: adding value through agile and flexible manufacturing that meets global personalised demand. |
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Socially sustainable manufacturing: adding value through safe, healthy, ethical and socially sustainable production and products. |
![]() |
Environmentally sustainable manufacturing: adding value by making industry greener and cleaner. |

EIT Manufacturing’s approach is designed to immediately and forcefully address specific economic and societal challenges, leveraging opportunities to maximise the impact for a successful European manufacturing.
Our vision is that the global manufacturing innovation is led by Europe.
Our mission is to bring manufacturing actors of Europe together in innovation ecosystems that add unique value to European products, processes, services – and inspire creation of globally competitive and sustainable manufacturing.
To tackle main challenges of European manufacturing, EIT Manufacturing has defined six strategic objectives:
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Excellent manufacturing skills and talents: adding value through an upskilled workforce and engaged students. |
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Efficient manufacturing innovation ecosystems: adding value through creating ecosystems for innovation, entrepreneurship and business transformation focused on innovation hotspots. |
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Full digitalisation of manufacturing: adding value through digital solutions and platforms that connect value networks globally. |
![]() |
Customer-driven manufacturing: adding value through agile and flexible manufacturing that meets global personalised demand. |
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Socially sustainable manufacturing: adding value through safe, healthy, ethical and socially sustainable production and products. |
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Environmentally sustainable manufacturing: adding value by making industry greener and cleaner. |
Our Programmes
We are currently experiencing the fourth industrial revolution, which brings us new challenges and opportunities. EIT Manufacturing’s aim is not only to adapt to this global revolution, but to lead it. To do so, it will deliver nine powerful programmes that cover the Knowledge Triangle — Education, Innovation and Business Creation — for Added-Value Manufacturing:
• Education: “Empower”, “Connect” and “Engage” talents and workforce
• Innovation: “Launch”, “Develop” and “Grow” innovations
• Business Creation: “Create”, “Accelerate” and “Transform” businesses
The programmes will address these challenges in a unique way:
1. Adapt to exponential technological progress. Success is no longer determined by a narrow technology focus, but by a clear vision and the capacity to adapt.
2. Make manufacturing a powerhouse for social impact.
3. Overcome value network fragmentation in Europe.
4. Transform knowledge into value more efficiently.

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Our Programmes
We are currently experiencing the fourth industrial revolution, which brings us new challenges and opportunities. EIT Manufacturing’s aim is not only to adapt to this global revolution, but to lead it. To do so, it will deliver nine powerful programmes that cover the Knowledge Triangle — Education, Innovation and Business Creation — for Added-Value Manufacturing:
• Education: “Empower”, “Connect” and “Engage” talents and workforce
• Innovation: “Launch”, “Develop” and “Grow” innovations
• Business Creation: “Create”, “Accelerate” and “Transform” businesses
The programmes will address these challenges in a unique way:
1. Adapt to exponential technological progress. Success is no longer determined by a narrow technology focus, but by a clear vision and the capacity to adapt.
2. Make manufacturing a powerhouse for social impact.
3. Overcome value network fragmentation in Europe.
4. Transform knowledge into value more efficiently.

Please click here for detailed information
Our Flagships
EIT Manufacturing defined four Flagships as prime demonstrations of the community’s ability to solve complex challenges, while delivering high societal and industrial impact. EIT Manufacturing’s flagships are:
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Flexible Production Systems for Competitive Manufacturing | ![]() |
Low Environmental Footprint Systems & Circular Economy for Green Manufacturing | ![]() |
Digital & Collaborative Solutions for Innovative Manufacturing Ecosystems | ![]() |
Human-machine Co-working for Socially Sustainable Manufacturing |
Emerging technologies enable almost limitless flexibility in product design and production, allowing full customer customisation. | Using new technology to minimise use of resources, energy, and material in production systems enables new circular business models. | Collaboration and business on digital platforms and value networks enables companies to create new and highly efficient value-chains. | Smart use of automation and robots enables great workplaces, flexible production, and sustainable human work. |
These Flagships add value to European manufacturing and address multiple strategic objectives. All flagships involve several programmes that cover a complete range of activities, training and up-skilling, and novel business models.
Our Flagships
EIT Manufacturing defined four Flagships as prime demonstrations of the community’s ability to solve complex challenges, while delivering high societal and industrial impact. EIT Manufacturing’s flagships are:
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Flexible Production Systems for Competitive Manufacturing | ![]() |
Low Environmental Footprint Systems & Circular Economy for Green Manufacturing |
Emerging technologies enable almost limitless flexibility in product design and production, allowing full customer customisation. | Using new technology to minimise use of resources, energy, and material in production systems enables new circular business models. | ||
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Digital & Collaborative Solutions for Innovative Manufacturing Ecosystems | ![]() |
Human-machine Co-working for Socially Sustainable Manufacturing |
Collaboration and business on digital platforms and value networks enables companies to create new and highly efficient value-chains. | Smart use of automation and robots enables great workplaces, flexible production, and sustainable human work. |
These Flagships add value to European manufacturing and address multiple strategic objectives. All flagships involve several programmes that cover a complete range of activities, training and up-skilling, and novel business models.
Our Flagships
EIT Manufacturing defined four Flagships as prime demonstrations of the community’s ability to solve complex challenges, while delivering high societal and industrial impact. EIT Manufacturing’s flagships are:
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Flexible Production Systems for Competitive Manufacturing |
Emerging technologies enable almost limitless flexibility in product design and production, allowing full customer customisation. | |
![]() |
Low Environmental Footprint Systems & Circular Economy for Green Manufacturing |
Using new technology to minimise use of resources, energy, and material in production systems enables new circular business models. | |
![]() |
Digital & Collaborative Solutions for Innovative Manufacturing Ecosystems |
Collaboration and business on digital platforms and value networks enables companies to create new and highly efficient value-chains. | |
![]() |
Human-machine Co-working for Socially Sustainable Manufacturing |
Smart use of automation and robots enables great workplaces, flexible production, and sustainable human work.. |
These Flagships add value to European manufacturing and address multiple strategic objectives. All flagships involve several programmes that cover a complete range of activities, training and up-skilling, and novel business models.
Our Team
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Job Openings
EIT Manufacturing wants to engage and empower talented people to help accomplish its mission and succeed together. If you are an ambitious, curious and flexible person who is willing to help strengthening and increasing the competitiveness of Europe’s manufacturing industry, check our job openings and send your application.
You can also send open job applications to HR@eitmanufacturing.eu
Job Openings
EIT Manufacturing wants to engage and empower talented people to help accomplish its mission and succeed together. If you are an ambitious, curious and flexible person who is willing to help strengthening and increasing the competitiveness of Europe’s manufacturing industry, check our job openings and send your application.
You can also send open job applications to HR@eitmanufacturing.eu
Contacts
Contacts
EIT Community
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent EU body set up to empower innovators to turn their best ideas into products, services and jobs for Europe. It was created in 2008 to drive Europe’s ability to innovate. As an integral part of Horizon2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020, it is a unique EU initiative, the only that fully integrates business, education and research. The Institute supports the development of dynamic pan-European partnerships among leading universities, research labs and companies – the Innovation Communities. Each one focuses on a specific global challenge and, so far, eight of them have been created by the EIT addressing the areas of climate, digital, health, energy, food, raw materials, manufacturing and urban mobility.
EIT Community
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent EU body set up to empower innovators to turn their best ideas into products, services and jobs for Europe. It was created in 2008 to drive Europe’s ability to innovate. As an integral part of Horizon2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020, it is a unique EU initiative, the only that fully integrates business, education and research. The Institute supports the development of dynamic pan-European partnerships among leading universities, research labs and companies – the Innovation Communities. Each one focuses on a specific global challenge and, so far, eight of them have been created by the EIT addressing the areas of climate, digital, health, energy, food, raw materials, manufacturing and urban mobility.

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