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The nuclear industry has welcomed European Commission plans for a concerted effort on small modular reactors. A new international consortium plans to demonstrate the technology in Belgium

There is growing pressure on EU policymakers to play a role in promoting the development of psychedelics as medicines. The pharmaceutical regulations reform is an opportunity to incentivise research say MEPs

Two wars hung over this year’s get-together of scientists and politicians in Berlin. But there was still plenty of excitement, and trepidation, about new breakthroughs in AI, solar energy, and transatlantic science

The EDCTP partnership that sponsors clinical trials in Africa is a flagship of the EU’s health research effort. But as it reaches its 20 anniversary the pending pharmaceutical legislation and budget worries dog its future, warns Maria da Graça Carvalho MEP

Research commissioned by lobby group EFPIA shows Germany, Belgium and France will be among those hit hardest if the Commission’s proposals go ahead. In total, R&D would be cut by €2B per annum

Iliana Ivanova says it’s her ‘personal priority’ to secure more association deals with non-EU countries in the coming months

European Commission research suggests awarding grants to early career researchers and involving industry is good for innovation

The head of a biotech start-up tells how the war has upended his company and the wider Israeli ecosystem. The normal rules of capitalism have been relaxed, with rival start-ups and venture capitalists now helping each other out

The EU money will incentivise joint purchases of military equipment by member states and help SMEs get to market. But the fund runs out in mid-2025 and plans for a longer term strategy are held up

EU universities have been all but left out of the UK’s AI safety summit, while arguably more important is a ground-breaking new executive order from the US, which begins to demand outside scrutiny of the potentially dangerous capabilities of AI models

Europe’s open access advocates set out a vision for system-level reform to make scientific publishing faster, more open and scholar-led

Europe is unlikely to meet its climate targets unless meat consumption is reduced. Research into other protein sources is needed to stimulate the development of alternative products, says EIT Food

In a Parliament debate last week, the leadership of ITER gave a fraught assessment of the issues plaguing the international fusion project. Some MEPs are warning the project’s survival is at risk

Universities are pleased to see progress in moves to make research jobs more stable and desirable, but say they can’t implement the plans alone

As part of measures regulating artificial intelligence, Washington will move to improve surveillance of mail-order DNA. Scientists have long warned the current global system is full of loopholes. Now, the US government says the risks are ‘potentially made worse by AI’