Start-ups

The upcoming European Innovation Agenda aims to make Europe a deep tech start-up leader. The Commission hopes to adopt it in July

NSF Engines, a new programme of the US National Science Foundation, aims to spread the tech wealth more broadly across the nation – tackling a regional policy problem common to many countries

Opening Europe up to gene edited crops would be good for start-ups, but clumsy deregulation could cost Europe dear

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

The EU plan to harmonise electronic health data promises to make life easier for start-ups, but barriers to success still remain

Finland’s quantum ecosystem is attracting foreign start-ups and looking to build on a cooperation agreement with the US government

Regulatory sandboxes enable innovators to test out legal aspects of services in advance of market launch, especially in fintech. A new EU initiative aims to support cross-border testing - but there are criticisms

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

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