Nicholas Wallace

The 70 experts will be responsible for designing the large-scale, objective-driven research projects, which are seen as central to reframing Europe’s approach to tackling ‘grand challenges’ including climate change, soil erosion, sustainable food production and marine and freshwater pollution

EuroHPC launches five calls for supercomputing research worth €95M. That is expected to be backed with matched funding from national governments

The European Commission wants to cut the number of industrial R&D partnerships from 120 now, to fewer than 50 in the next research programme, Horizon Europe. At a roundtable organised by Science|Business experts discussed how to ensure this increases impact without losing focus

Horizon 2020-funded call will go to up to four networks of AI researchers from leading institutions

Proposed strategy for European Institute of Innovation and Technology will see it aligned with Horizon Europe’s strategic planning process. A new Knowledge and Innovation Community will be set up to support the creative industries

EU competition policy is holding the continent back, Lithuania’s former prime minister Andrius Kubilius, now an MEP and sitting on the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy committee, tells Science|Business

Adina-Ioana Vălean elected chair of committee on Industry, Research, and Energy, while ECR’s Zdzisław Krasnodębski becomes first vice-chair among four

As incoming MEPs convened for the first time, political groups announced who they’ll be sending to the parliament’s committee for industry, research and energy. Science|Business canvassed new members’ views on the upcoming R&D programme, Horizon Europe

Opinions are being canvassed on the first public outline of plans for implementation of €94.1B research funding programme