European Innovation Council

European Commission wants to find a much cheaper way of getting satellites into orbit and peg back the US entrepreneurs dominating the private industry space race

“Any VC firm will tell you – meeting people is more important than the ideas,” says EU Research Commissioner

French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed the creation of a European innovation body modelled on Darpa. Researchers at the Jacques Delors Institut in Berlin explore the agency’s potential structure and remit

New details of how the EIC will operate are included in EU draft plan, which sets out proposals for research in nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology and manufacturing from 2018 - 2020

French President looks to science, technology and education to revive Europe – and gives a political boost to Moedas proposal for a new innovation council