Building European tech champions will require economies of scale and a change in mindset, Science|Business conference hears

Sovereignty at risk if number of start-ups acquired by non-EU companies remains above 60%, says commissioner

Overcoming regulatory fragmentation is more urgent than the quirky details of R&I programmes, said MEP Christian Ehler and EU research chief Marc Lemaître

Trump’s squeeze on science should be met with enhanced, more diverse international partnerships, conference hears

Associate director at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center says alternatives needed, “otherwise we are doomed”

Budget amendment from Hungarian MEP Tamás Deutsch would end support for research on gender, Islam and far-right extremism

With both powers wary of Chinese and US dependence, joint work on green technology and digital platforms is increasingly attractive

The European Commission is playing with words. Its initiatives fall far short of what is needed

Private sector agrees R&D should be at heart of European space policy, as ESA looks to innovation to catch up with competitors

With practical fusion power possible in the next 5-10 years, now is the time to focus on building the industry, backers of the technology say