An investment of €66 billion is needed across the full innovation pipeline to maintain global leadership, says the European aviation community

Here’s a list of funding opportunities in the EU, the UK, Switzerland, Japan and the US

The bloc spends far more of its budget on undirected, curiosity-driven research than its rivals

The Commission wants to speed up commercialisation of research results and support high-tech defence start-ups, draft plans show

Here’s a list of funding opportunities in the EU, Africa, Brazil, Japan and Canada

Health is a strategic asset. The EU budget should treat it as such, sector leaders tell policymakers

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 UK, Switzerland and New Zealand push back against plans to dilute the independence of the next Framework Programme in a broader Competitiveness Fund

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

With venture funds in short supply, Europe’s quantum companies need users to de-risk technologies and draw in private investors