R&D News

Disbursing cash for research is one thing, but making a real difference lies in preparing new technologies for market, says Cheryl Martin, Director of the US energy research agency ARPA-E

Juncker growth plan moves money from grant programmes – including €2.7 billion from Horizon 2020 - to a financial fund for riskier projects

2015 update includes greater priority on energy-efficiency technologies

As a new European Commission sets to work, its energy-chief duo must make sure 2030 targets are met, bring down CO2 emissions and accelerate a single European energy market

One-time head of IBM Europe and now an MEP, Hans-Olaf Henkel arrives in the EU capital to put his stamp on innovation policy and start a conversation on curtailing what he sees as Commission over-reach

Small businesses and large research centres alike are concerned about the EU failing to pay them, says Christian Ehler

With some eleventh hour tweaks, Juncker’s team, complete with a new Commissioner for Energy Union, gets over the line

As he warms up for his swan song, outgoing Commission President José Manuel Barroso is beginning to think about his legacy. The creation of the European Research Council and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology count among his greatest hits, he tells Science|Business

With small business nervous about delays in getting paid for EU contracts, failure to find a solution “would seriously put into question the reputation of the EU as a reliable funder of research,” says Máire Geoghegan-Quinn

European Commission also unveils new venture capital fund, cash R&D prizes and a new initiative to hasten promising ideas to market