SynergistEIC supports start-ups to give them a better chance of success in the EIC Accelerator. But high demand means getting selected for the scheme is almost as competitive as the EIC Accelerator itself

There is some progress, but Manuel Heitor, the Commission’s key adviser on Framework programme 10, says more needs to be done to improve working conditions for Europe’s two million researchers

The first 44 companies have been selected for NATO’s acceleration scheme for start-ups with dual-use technologies. In parallel, the programme is promoting the development of ecosystems around the host accelerators in Tallin, Copenhagen and Turin

As things wind down to the dissolution of the European Parliament and elections next June, Belgium has put translation and commercialisation of research results and international cooperation on the agenda for a presidency focussed on technology sovereignty

As China fears mount, US, UK and Canadian science agencies discuss collaboration on security. Meanwhile, the US National Science Foundation lays the ground for a new security centre, and Republicans push for tighter controls over foreign research funding

Openness and collaboration are the heart of world class science, but as the threat of foreign interference at universities and research organisations ramps up, the Commission wants to agree new restrictions

With its misguided ‘missions’ and ‘bottom-up’ funding, Horizon Europe isn’t delivering the economic prosperity and industrial competitiveness Europe needs, argues a Washington think-tanker

Portugal’s former research minister, Manuel Heitor, will chair the group advising the Commission on the next seven-year EU research programme. The group will be striving for impact - and the budget will be a critical issue, Heitor tells Science|Business

With association finally signed off, the UK is making moves to boost its participation in the EU research programme. To get things moving, the government will offer young scientists up to £10K to help with grant applications and is launching a marketing blitz to let researchers across Europe know the UK is back in the game