R&D News

Preparations for the second half of Horizon Europe, review of the programme to date and a full assessment of the Horizon 2020 predecessor are to start next month. A joint consultation on all three starts in November

The country is set to triple its participation in Horizon Europe but further upgrades to the research and innovation system are needed to boost its overall performance

Earlier this summer, the EU issued a new plan to nurture ‘deep tech’ and other innovation. Here, research commissioner Gabriel explains the goal

The Science|Business news service is on a summer break until 22 August, but here are some of what we regard as the most important developments of 2022

The focus of EU-funded research is shifting from early academic work to applications that will have an impact in areas such as the green transition and digitisation. Universities are calling for clarity on the political priorities that are driving this shift

After months of negotiations and fine tuning, a plan for reforming research assessment in Europe has been published today

The rules for blending research and innovation funding are not fully aligned yet, but there has been progress in removing legal hurdles

The Czech presidency of the Council of the EU starts on Friday with plans to focus on research infrastructures, synergies and a new strategy for European innovation

Policymakers promised to make the new generation of public-private research partnerships easier to manage. But a year after they started the jury is still out, as a Science|Business conference hears

Demand for faux alternatives is high, and European start-ups are going hell for leather to capture a piece of the market.