Everyone has an opinion on the scope of the EU’s new innovation institute. Some of the best ideas can be found close to home, Christian Ehler MEP tells Science|Business

What is claimed as the world’s largest technology incubator is taking shape in Paris. Its director, Roxanne Varza, says the city is gathering steam as a digital hub and the EU needs to support European start-ups in going global

The Commission has set out possible scenarios for the new EU institute

Consultations on the shape of a European Innovation Council are underway, but it is far from clear what the remit should be. Science|Business takes a look at role models around the world

Setting up a body to do for innovation what the European Research Council has done for science won’t work. Support for research and support for innovation are two different realms, Peter Tindemans, secretary general of Euroscience tells Science|Business

As Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas advances plans for a new body to support innovation, the European Association of Research and Technology Associations backs the proposal and says there should be a wide remit

As 2016 gets under way, the EU Research Commissioner will start to lay the foundations for an ambitious new institute. The aim is to create a cohesive pan-European body for innovation that will parallel what the European Research Council has done for science

A new report shows 42 companies raised almost €23M through crowdfunding in Europe in the past five years. Founders say it is a good means of raising quick cash, but not a replacement for angels or VCs

EU Research Commissioner, in Science|Business interview, calls for open discussion of his proposal to create an EIC

In a bid to attract start-ups to France, 50-handpicked entrepreneurs will be invited to bootstrap their businesses in Paris