The rules for blending research and innovation funding are not fully aligned yet, but there has been progress in removing legal hurdles

The east-west innovation divide is now front and centre in EU innovation policy. This pleases the movers and shakers in central and eastern states, but also raises their expectations for action

George Freeman says chaos in government is damaging negotiations on international science agreements, as UK prime minister Boris Johnson is forced out of office

First year will be dedicated to setting up the network, but the Fraunhofer-led consortium has plans to train thousands of entrepreneurs and support businesses in their green transition

Both the US and EU are trying to rebuild their chipmaking industries after years of dependence on east Asia. But retraining will be slow, and immigration reform may be a quicker solution

There is a broad welcome for the plan to make Europe a global innovation leader. But now comes the hard part of turning it into reality

Some of Europe’s leading scientists were given two months to make a life-changing decision: move house, family and lab to the EU and keep prestigious grants - or stay put and lose them. Sleepless nights ensued, they tell Science|Business

A grace period could be the saving grace of European innovators who inadvertently disclose their inventions before filing a patent. But it would also create legal uncertainty for all users of the patent system

With the European Commission still refusing to sign off on UK association to Horizon Europe, 19 UK-based ERC grant winners are leaving the country, taking their prestigious projects with them