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GMO regulations will no longer apply to some crop plants that are modified using precise gene editing techniques, a shift scientists have long been calling for

The first batch of EU-funded innovation networks is preparing to cut the apron strings. Here’s how EIT Digital plans to secure its future by becoming a link between industry and the public sector

Start-ups that were unable to pitch their projects for a month after the €7B EU innovation fund shut down its submissions platform with no prior warning can now go ahead  

EU research ministers are to focus on embedding science in key policy areas and on research cooperation in the Mediterranean and Latin America during Spain’s six-month stint leading the Council

Incoming research and education boss Iliana Ivanova will have long list of priorities to attend to, from fending off Horizon Europe budget cuts to shaping the next research framework

Experts are calling for more regulatory action to bring precision medicine to the market, as big data enables more personalised treatments and prevention

A small top-up for Horizon Europe allays fears the budget would be cut, but there’s growing unease about the EU’s research programme becoming too focused on innovation

The money forms part of a proposed €10B package of investment in strategic technologies. But the Commission fails to deliver on much-requested increases for other parts of Horizon Europe

Blame game has ensued after the Commission shut down the bespoke portal with no prior notice. And the application process is likely to be messy for a while, with temporary solutions still being set up

The legal framework to support the green tech revolution is winding its way through the Brussels policy mill. Parliament wants changes to make the act easier for industry to expand manufacturing of net-zero technologies in the EU