Deep tech is one of the hottest topics in R&D today, with many believing it could play a critical role in solving a range of global problems. In the second episode of Science|Business’ new podcast mini-series, created in partnership with the INESC Brussels Hub, we explore how Climeworks, a groundbreaking Swiss firm, is using it to tackle the climate crisis.

A new round of €384M in Canadian grants wins applause from the R&D community, but also questions about how fast science and technology budgets can keep growing

A report commissioned by the ITRE committee says small companies should tap EU funds to develop new products and services, strengthening Europe’s space industry and reinforcing its global competitiveness

The incumbents of the aerospace industry are lagging behind free-thinking new entrants when it comes to meeting climate change targets

The EIC’s investment arm is caught up in legal difficulties and infighting at the Commission. Start-ups and SMEs promised equity funding face ‘massive uncertainty’ and will have to wait months into 2022 to get the cash

Agreement is expected to end years of political disagreement that held back attempts to add more money to the public R&D purse, while new tax incentives aim to persuade companies to invest more in innovation

Tens of billions of euros will be required to clean up steel manufacturing and the EU needs to decide what route it should take to do this - whether to retrofit old coke furnaces, or build new gas-powered ones

As the European Research Council hands out €619M to early-career researchers in first Horizon Europe funding round, 28 grantees in Switzerland must take the money elsewhere, while UK-based winners warned they may have to do likewise if association talks fail

Biden Administration issues new ‘guidance’ for US academics reporting their collaborations with China, Russia and others – attempting to strike balance between security and openness

Under threat from Russia, Ukraine seeks to boost its participation in international research