Innovation

In the first of a new Science|Business column on European innovation ecosystems, we look at efforts to get entrepreneurs to rethink how they handle knowledge valorisation

The EU has put in billions of euros to boost manufacturing and research and build an independent battery supply. Now, it’s looking to train 800,000 workers to lead the market surge

With the first year of Horizon Europe behind us, it is time to take stock of what works and what does not.  One thing is certain: building a strong and united Europe that can apply research and innovation to pressing societal problems is more relevant than ever

A deal has been reached allowing the European Innovation Council to launch its 2022 work programme, with details of calls and budget due out by 8 February

Money, globalisation, entrepreneurship: some of the ways we have seen the research community evolving since the 2005 start of publication

Since the 2000s, the EU has been pooling resources to procure bigger machines. With two top 10 computers set to start operations this year, the strategy is beginning to bear fruit

New government aims to make the country a leader in quantum computing, following inauguration at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre of the world’s most powerful quantum machine, developed by Canada’s D-Wave Systems

Economy minister says the ‘planets are aligned’ to ease EU dependence on imports from China. But meagre R&D investment and a lack of raw materials could hold back France’s ambitious industrial agenda for its Council presidency

Academics warn ultra-powerful foundation models that can be adapted to a range of tasks risk infecting all AI systems with biases, security flaws and opacity. The EU’s proposed AI act may not be up to mitigating this threat