With the EU falling behind the US and China in the global innovation race, the forum aims to tackle bottlenecks and work on coherent innovation policies. But as US investors sweep up European assets, the critical gap is funding for scale-up
Boats that pilot themselves could help the dirty shipping industry cut carbon emissions and overcome labour shortages. But first, there are lots of rocks to avoid and storms to face
Research associations warn against using lump sum funding more broadly across the R&D programme. But Commission says the evidence is this one-size-fits-all route cuts red tape and reduces accounting errors
Reversing Trump-era isolationism, Washington announces new science collaborations with funding agencies in Bern and Ottawa – and upcoming meetings with Brazil, France, India, Japan and Korea
Interrupted experiments, uncertain career paths and lingering COVID-19 effects may be discouraging young researchers, warns former European Research Council chief Jean-Pierre Bourguignon. He urges EU-wide action to help the ‘research precariat’
The budget waltz ends on a slightly positive note, as the European Parliament lands an extra €100M for research. Horizon will now have €12.2B to spend next year
“It takes two to tango,” says EU commissioner as he warns Switzerland will have to make progress on “real issues that count” before it can become fully associated to the €95.5B research and innovation programme
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