Under a new proposal, the EIC would fund dual-use technologies and defence would become the fourth priority of the STEP programme

The EU innovation agency wants to be more agile, as it plans to fund dual-use projects and create closer links with other EU funding institutions

The OECD applauds EU support for start-ups, but warns that grant funding can lull innovators into a false sense of security

Small, young health start-ups that are looking to scale up are best placed to secure funding from the European Innovation Council

Companies selected in first EIC STEP Scale Up call welcome new €30 million investment ceiling, and urge the EU to maintain ambition