Goda Naujokaitytė

The EU wants to become an innovation powerhouse. The heads of 33 ‘unicorn’ tech companies have drawn up an eight step plan for getting there and called for funding to put it into action

To date, the Commission has funded around 50 separate projects to create ‘a world wide web for research data’. Starting in June, a new public private partnership aims to streamline this system to make it a truly Open Science Cloud

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology is drawing up the framework for a new network to foster innovation in the creative and cultural industries. In the autumn, it will invite universities, industry and research organisations to submit their roadmaps

Small and medium-sized companies can apply for grants of up to €2.5M and direct equity investments of up to €15M in the first calls

The gas is looked to as a key to decarbonising Europe’s energy mix. To achieve massive roll-out by 2050, decisions on the future of green hydrogen must be taken now, policymakers say

The Commission is finalising the next generation of 40-odd public-private partnerships, with the first eleven set to launch in June, But after three years in the planning, the space partnership now finds itself in a sea of uncertainty

Building on lessons from the pandemic, European Institute of Innovation and Technology launches initiative to help universities become regional innovation engines

Plans for the first year of the renewed €26.2B EU education programme are out, together with the first calls for projects

Age limits are introduced in a bid to increase success rates, while new incentive to spend time in industry aims to develop more transferrable skills. €1.8B will be awarded in the next two years