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A supply chain for cultivating meat from cells in bioreactors is emerging, as start-ups develop technologies that will make it easier and cheaper to scale up production

Although they can once again fully engage in the large-scale, cross sector projects, UK companies  joining as the half-way point is reached may find it hard to become fully integrated – and doubts remain over funding

The race is on to be the first to launch a satellite from a base in Europe, but private space start-ups are finding it hard to get the investment they need for lift off -  and to build a competitive EU sector

Details of the association agreement show the UK may only get a refund due to low participation in Horizon if it rolls over into the FP10 successor programme, due to start in 2028. And there are pending negotiations on the terms on which the UK rejoins the Copernicus earth observation system

A year in, countries have launched 169 actions in support of plan to make Europe a global deep tech innovation leader

Ambassadors vote through negotiating mandate to extend strategic €500M research programme, as MEPs get progress report on Spain’s term at the head of the EU Council

MEP Christian Ehler says he’s discussed creating a legal framework with the Commission president as Parliament prepares a formal call for action. The Commission rejects the claim it is failing in its legal responsibility to protect scientific freedom

Subsidies will not be enough to decarbononise industry. Instead the EU needs a scheme offering loan guarantees to de-risk and scale up green technologies

UK companies can now get grants of up to €2.5M from the EIC Accelerator programme but are still excluded from its equity fund - and investments of up to €15M

Member states confirm former EU auditor as new commissioner for research, innovation and education, replacing Mariya Gabriel

Brussels should aim to increase the dependence of other powers on the EU, not just reduce its own dependencies. This means investing to stay ahead where it dominates key parts of supply chains

EU’s €26B education programme is to be evaluated next year. As ever, there are calls for less bureaucracy, while students want more involvement in decision-making

You wouldn’t have a football world cup without the best teams, and equally you shouldn’t have a research programme without the best scientists, says Maria Leptin on the UK’s return to the fold

The Commission looks to extend the Arise funding scheme for early career researchers in Africa, as France’s Research Institute for Development leads talks on a new research alliance

In her speech to MEPs, Ursula von der Leyen also called for an equivalent body to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, with a brief to ‘set minimum global standards” for safe and ethical use of AI