European Innovation Council

MEPs vow to overturn cuts proposed by member states in their new proposal for next year’s R&D budget. Christian Ehler MEP says overall cuts to research and innovation could be ‘well over’ €1B in 2023

After months of waiting for the Commission to fix internal management issues and start distributing equity funding to start-ups, Parliament’s research and industry committee is moving to force the issue

With the European Parliament due to report on the progress to date of the EIC, universities are keen to see intellectual property rules put up for revision

Brexit Britain has no shortage (yet) of commercial ideas in its universities, nor of venture funding. But the talent pool for academic start-ups is shrinking

With no money of its own for growth phase start-ups, the EIC must persuade others to provide the finance needed to reach the magic $1B valuation. It brought companies that have received EU backing to meet potential investors at an event in Paris today

EU scheme will support Ukraine’s tech start-up scene and bring it closer to the EU sector

EU’s new innovation fund has had a rocky start under Horizon Europe. MEP Christian Ehler is pushing to get debate out in the open and make the Commission sort out the problem

Grant agreements with companies that have been waiting for Accelerator financing since October will be concluded early next month. But equity funding will not follow until ‘after June’

Last year’s award winners are still waiting for their money. MEP Christian Ehler tells Science|Business that if the problem is not sorted out, he will push for the EIC Accelerator to be defunded

They may only contain basic equipment, but fab labs can still make a difference to the early life of a start-up