The next six months will determine which partnerships survive, which must merge, and which will lose their EU funding
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Public-private research partnerships are among the biggest beneficiaries of Horizon Europe funding, channelling billions of euros into sectors ranging from aviation and manufacturing to semiconductors and bio-based industries.
With the next programme due to begin in 2028, the European Commission wants to slim down the current 60 partnership portfolio, with fewer, larger initiatives. But with little communicated, the future remains uncertain.
As EU governments negotiate the next Horizon Europe programme, stakeholders are waiting for answers to a series of critical questions that will determine how the next generation of partnerships operates.
Which partnerships will survive?
The Commission has already signalled that it wants to streamline the current roster of European partnerships and move…
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