Europe is home to some of the world’s most innovative food companies creating alternative proteins, but many are choosing to launch their products first in the US or Singapore
The early planning stage of the next EU research programme will be pivotal in ensuring it enables data-intensive research and amplifies responsible AI development and the sustainable use of AI in research and innovation
EIC Accelerator has set out six challenges worth €300M, on top of €375M for open calls in 2024 Here’s what it is asking of Europe’s tech start-ups and scale-ups
Heads of state approved the changes in Brussels today, after Germany rejected a Commission proposal to put an additional €100B into the EU’s multiannual budget. The deal frees up a €50B aid package for Ukraine
Several EU-Canada projects already exist, but joining Horizon should ease the path to many more. However, Canadians are wary of application paperwork - and may be disappointed to find they cannot apply to the European Research Council on equal terms
The EU will invest around €150B in infrastructure in Africa by 2027. Compared to investments elsewhere in the world, African projects remain a key focus of its Global Gateway initiative, as a report on China’s competitor scheme, the New Silk Road shows
José Luis Martínez is the eighth chair of the research infrastructure forum. Over a two-year stint he has to help these shared facilities navigate challenges such as the energy crisis and at the same time prepare a new roadmap for 2026
Member states are updating roadmaps to emission reduction targets. These are heavily reliant on green hydrogen, biofuels and carbon capture and storage infrastructure, but do not detail how the necessary infrastructure will be installed, a report warns
MEPs have approved plans to loosen regulations around crop plants that are improved using gene editing, but a move to ban patenting of plants that are modified using these techniques could stand in the way of a final agreement
The review of the €75.6B eighth framework programme will feed into evidence to be published this year that will shape the future of EU research and innovation
Otmar Wiestler wants the next framework programme to include EU-wide efforts to take industrial leadership in new technologies. He’s also not in “fundamental opposition” to military dual use research calls in Horizon Europe’s successor
COVID-19 put technology-assisted learning at the centre of education. Now AI is driving the revolution further. This promises significant benefits, but it is essential to take a nuanced approach to the risks and benefits of the use of these new tools
The prohibitive cost of computing is a big barrier for AI SMEs trying to enter the market. A new Commission proposal aims to ease the way, but questions over access, budget and an ethics requirement remain