Ian Mundell

Universities are increasingly looking at other ways of exploiting academic assets, beyond the traditional focus on patenting

The Commission’s plan to support AI start-ups looks good on paper, but it will fail if not delivered at speed

It flows from the Black Forest to the Black Sea, crossing 14 countries with a wide range of research and innovation capabilities. Advocates of a Danube innovation valley are facing up to the scale of the east-west divide

In response to feedback, the EIC has loosened the ties between grant and equity investment in its Accelerator programme. Companies that win grants can now bid for EIC equity funding when the time is right

A COVID-19 testing laboratory that is surplus to requirements has been put up for sale by the UK government. Like other redundant research facilities before it, there is now an opportunity to build the local life sciences ecosystem

After concentrating support on companies that were forced to flee, EU initiatives are increasingly working to rebuild the country’s start-up ecosystem

By combining farming and solar panels, agrivoltaics promises the best of both worlds. Large pilots are up and running, but now regulation must catch up with technology if Europe is to reap the benefits

SynergistEIC supports start-ups to give them a better chance of success in the EIC Accelerator. But high demand means getting selected for the scheme is almost as competitive as the EIC Accelerator itself

The first 44 companies have been selected for NATO’s acceleration scheme for start-ups with dual-use technologies. In parallel, the programme is promoting the development of ecosystems around the host accelerators in Tallin, Copenhagen and Turin

Review of technology transfer calls for greater clarity on spin-out terms, but clears universities of cashing-in