Autonomous vehicles, 6G mobile and an expansion of the Innovative Medicines Initiative to take in medical devices, diagnostics, vaccines and biopharmaceuticals are on the list of public-private partnerships. Six existing partnerships march on, with fresh objectives

Estonian candidate warns of tough budget talks and the possibility of political interference in research if populists win more seats in the European parliament

Virtually all current joint undertakings are slated to continue in some form, alongside new partnerships on driverless cars, space, and clean steel

In a new series, experts weigh in on the big priorities for the next term of the European Commission and the Parliament. In this first instalment, the focus is on shaping the EU’s new research programme, Horizon Europe

New report lays out rising cost of taking out bundled science journal subscriptions with the five top publishers

Momentum candidate for the European Parliament says structural funds shouldn’t be used to finance national research projects and calls for a unified vision for R&D policy that acknowledges member states on their own cannot be global innovation players

A rough draft of an implementation plan for Horizon Europe puts forward 18 suggested topics for EU research partnerships

En Marche candidate Pierre Karleskind wants to join the European Parliament’s research committee so he can champion R&D into sustainable use of marine resources, as a driver for economic growth

Pioneer of nanomedicine will steer the ERC’s scientific council during the transition to Horizon Europe