European Parliament votes through a comprehensive report on cancer, setting out demands for the EU to do more to prevent, fight and research the disease that accounts for a fifth of all deaths in Europe
A year after announcing its ambition to ensure secure internet connections from space, the European Commission says it will provide industry with €2.4B to spur development of Europe’s own ultra-secure quantum-encrypted broadband system to do this
Reacting to the Science|Business white paper assessing the first year of Horizon Europe, Jean-Eric Paquet confirmed the Commission is working on finetuning the next set of calls for 2023 and 2024
The European Innovation Council’s work programme is finally out. There will be equity investments of up to €15M-plus for start-ups, but EIC is about to lose full control over this fund and some MEPs are unhappy
The sector could make a big contribution to the green and digital transitions, but it needs better access to EU R&D and to be routinely involved in multidisciplinary research projects
Late launch of Horizon Europe messed up the regular the ERC schedule in 2021 and 2022. Next year, the calendar of calls for fundamental research will be back to normal
A deal has been reached allowing the European Innovation Council to launch its 2022 work programme, with details of calls and budget due out by 8 February
Management of one of Europe’s biggest investment funds is at risk of capture ‘by bureaucratic tendencies,’ MEP Ehler warns. Decision expected by Monday, sources say
The longstanding programme is back again with its focus on cross-border innovation, and is finalising agreement with the Commission to tap an expected €250M funding line