Experts call for Europe to do more to enable patients to share their health data

In the heat of Tory leadership contest, UK foreign secretary sets wheels in motion for international arbitration of its membership in EU research programme

A year and a half since its launch, Commission infighting is holding up EIC Accelerator funding from flowing to EU’s deep tech start-ups. The Board is urging action to unlock the funding, before the delays cause further reputational damage

The Science|Business news service is on a summer break until 22 August, but here are some of what we regard as the most important developments of 2022

The eastern European country is among the first to announce that parts of its pandemic recovery funds will go to researchers who received the Commission’s quality stamp

The increased budget, continuity, and side lining the UK and Switzerland, are seen as contributing to an increase in success rates for researchers applying for EU grants. But some warn it’s too early to assume the improvement will be sustained

Alongside a big injection of cash for basic and applied research, the Chips and Science bill will put more than $50B into semiconductor manufacturing, mirroring EU action to bring chip production back onshore

The focus of EU-funded research is shifting from early academic work to applications that will have an impact in areas such as the green transition and digitisation. Universities are calling for clarity on the political priorities that are driving this shift

Enterprising academics are using European Research Council proof of concept grants to build companies and negotiate Europe’s market failures