Joint research calls, supply chain monopolies and standards setting. All these topics and more were on the agenda at a meeting in Washington DC. China was shut out, opening a geopolitical fault line in a critical technology of the future

The Research Excellence Framework involved 900 academics scrutinising more than 185,000 pieces of research. 41% of UK research is world leading, while 43% is internationally excellent, the review finds

Grant agreements with companies that have been waiting for Accelerator financing since October will be concluded early next month. But equity funding will not follow until ‘after June’

Last year’s award winners are still waiting for their money. MEP Christian Ehler tells Science|Business that if the problem is not sorted out, he will push for the EIC Accelerator to be defunded

Funding for researchers from Ukraine to study abroad is part of a €562M increase for Horizon Europe this year

The EU plan to harmonise electronic health data promises to make life easier for start-ups, but barriers to success still remain

The country has announced further alternatives for its researchers, and wants to bolster its quantum and space sectors

A White House body wants more research into lab safety measures, while the Commission has asked member states to review their rules. But action has so far been limited

Stronger focus on central and eastern Europe is a focal point of EIT’s renewed strategy

Rapporteur on AI report says EU at risk of becoming ‘digital colony’ subject to those ‘who don’t share our values’