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With the European Commission still refusing to sign off on UK association to Horizon Europe, 19 UK-based ERC grant winners are leaving the country, taking their prestigious projects with them

Europe lags on quantum computing, artificial intelligence and biotechnology, the Commission warns. It also sees a role for small modular nuclear reactors in its power mix

Ahead of next week’s launch, Commissioner says her plan to turn into EU into a deep tech innovation leader depends on a ‘coalition of the willing’ to implement it

Essential for electric cars, medical scanners and weaponry, the EU is almost totally reliant on China for the materials used in rare earth magnets. The race is on to open new mines, develop alternatives, reduce waste and recycle more

The Czech presidency of the Council of the EU starts on Friday with plans to focus on research infrastructures, synergies and a new strategy for European innovation

Policymakers promised to make the new generation of public-private research partnerships easier to manage. But a year after they started the jury is still out, as a Science|Business conference hears

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

Democracies launch $600B Partnership for Global Infrastructure to compete with Beijing. But critics say it is a rehash of existing schemes which have made little progress during the past year

Demand for faux alternatives is high, and European start-ups are going hell for leather to capture a piece of the market.