Locked out of the EU research programme, Swiss universities are nervous of losing money set aside for association. Parliamentarians now want to protect this cash in a ‘Horizon Fund’

EU’s innovation fund will give out €1.6B in grants and equity to start-ups and innovators in 2023 – and is promising smooth sailing after a bumpy start

A week after the Commission published detailed draft plans, the work programmes for the next two years of EU funded research are now official

There’s money for entrepreneur education, company formation and acceleration, and innovation-driven research

Applying the concept to research and innovation implies it is possible to say clearly that something is harmful. But harms co-exist with benefits

Process will give member states and stakeholders a say on what has gone right and wrong since 2014, and what should be done going forwards

Diplomatic sources say the objective of a raising a €3.3B budget for ‘Chips for Europe’ remains, but the money must be found elsewhere

Both hope to sign off on association by next spring. But Canada would only associate to Horizon’s pillar II, focusing on grand challenges and industrial competitiveness

A few programmes are still missing, but the detailed draft plans for research calls over the next two years are now live

European partners don’t understand what support is available from the UK, leading them to sideline scientists over ‘uncertainty’ , vice-provost warns