Éanna Kelly

2,666 proposals submitted during first round with the disruptive innovation scheme the biggest draw

German start-up’s technology removes the guesswork – if not the controversy - and passes its test in Brazil. Next challenge: the offside rule

Belgian pharma company UCB will receive the ‘at risk co-development funding’ to directly finance six drug projects, in a deal the bank says showcases the new InnovFin scheme’s aim of boosting European innovation

Top EU officials reiterate the need for member states to invest in innovation in order to close the gap

Analysis says that nonchalance over UK’s standing in a “Brexit” scenario is dangerous, with innovation likely to suffer

With an era of deep sea mining being ushered in, a new breed of robots developed in the UK are poised to lead the way

In blocking the Citizen’s Initiative calling for an end to funding, the Commission has renewed its support for embryonic stem cell funding

Research and innovation is low on the agenda for MEPs elected to represent radical parties – if it features at all. With the EU’s new legislature facing an array of science-related policy, will this disinterest matter?

A band of enthusiastic reformers want to see more problem-solving lessons on school curricula

Familiar faces will return, while others, including the current chair of the ITRE committee, wave their handkerchiefs to Brussels