Nicholas Wallace

At confirmation hearings, Johannes Hahn told MEPs a ‘compromise’ on agriculture and cohesion is needed to divert funds to research, while proposed new head of energy, Kadri Simson said the EU will not meet carbon targets unless it invests more in R&I

Anita Krohn Traaseth, member of the European Innovation Council’s advisory board, says Europe can take the lead in the coming wave of technology-driven growth

Mariya Gabriel tells European Parliament she supports new policies to tackle systemic issues, such as pay gaps and brain drain

In written Q&A for her upcoming confirmation hearing, Bulgarian nominee lays out a few of her priorities - and a puzzle for the Swiss

European Commission hands out more than €3M in prizes to cities, start-ups, and EU grant holders

Following commission suggestions for 44 partnerships in Horizon Europe, nine additional proposals from member states are now on the table

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