$1.4B has been raised and 13 fusion start-ups have launched in the past year globally. But the industry now faces a valley of death as it tries to attract fresh money to build nuclear fusion prototypes

Start-ups in Malta and Cyprus are facing up to the challenges of small domestic markets, a shortage of private capital and a limited skills base. But, they say, support is needed to scale companies without having to move to the mainland

The EU’s €10B innovation fund has been riddled with problems since launching in 2021. Christian Ehler MEP says it’s too early to say it doesn’t work - but without more independence from the Commission, the EIC won’t fulfil its mission

The five want more investment in R&D and a new technology strategy. But with political stalemate in Spain following the election on Sunday, a push by the Spanish presidency of the EU Council to make progress on strategic autonomy could stall 

After a ten-year campaign for reform, the Commission finally put forward a plan for improving research jobs. Now the pressure is on to ensure this brings about meaningful changes in terms and conditions

The EU’s concerns about economic security are legitimate, but protective measures must be proportionate and precise to ensure they respond to the actual risks. There should not be blanket bans on international research cooperation  

Christian Ehler worries about reopening the Brexit deal and jeopardising association negotiations with Japan and Canada. His intervention comes as the UK looks set to delay any decision on Horizon association until after the summer

With the research budget already overstretched, any more funding for the Missions cannot be at the expense of other parts of Horizon Europe, critics say

The strategy aims to ensure German science excels internationally. It has worked well for the biggest hitters - but many worry universities in former East Germany are being left behind

A new report sets out the dramatic impact that rising costs are having on some of Europe’s critical science facilities and calls on governments and the Commission to step in