A new platform will bring together universities, industry and policymakers to find ways to promote and better regulate innovation, the European Commission announced at the EU Research and Innovation Days meeting

EIC Director Jean-David Malo lifts some of the mystery around the European Innovation Council Equity Fund launched last month

To date, 553 cash-strapped companies have applied to the emergency Future Fund, with 53 approved for loans

European Innovation Council awards 72 companies €314 million in grants and equity to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and support economic recovery

A Swedish start-up has a ‘virus certification app’ ready to launch but it faces practical and ethical hurdles. ‘The government is not in our supporter club on this’, says Coronafree’s science adviser

European Innovation Council announces €114 million for 35 projects in its latest funding round, and appoints first programme manager to steer biomedical research to commercial success

Proposals made to EIC last month had a value of over €10B – more than its provisional budget for 2021 - 2027

Small innovative companies in Europe report plummeting revenues, but measures such as extending grant terms and early payment of R&D tax credits are handing them a lifeline