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As she prepares to launch a new innovation agenda, EU research commissioner tells Science|Business that Russia’s invasion is forcing the EU to take a more strategic approach to R&D in fields such as health, green energy and semiconductors

Brexit Britain has no shortage (yet) of commercial ideas in its universities, nor of venture funding. But the talent pool for academic start-ups is shrinking

Russia’s war in Ukraine is pushing the scientific community to rethink long-term support for researchers and academics at risk

Institutions collaborated with the Chinese military on quantum cryptography as recently as 2018. Some continue to do so whilst projects wind down; others are tightening their rules. Many say they were wrong-footed by a sea-change in attitude to EU/Sino research

There is a clear need to increase food production, but in the face of climate change, emerging diseases, soil erosion, a shortage of agricultural workers and other problems, the knowledge and technologies we have today are clearly insufficient to achieve this

European Court of Auditors says despite good design, moves to reduce the east-west research and innovation gap in Horizon 2020 cannot make up for a lack of reforms and investment in lagging member states

Two research leaders tell Science|Business about their vision for the recovery and modernisation of Ukraine’s R&D system. This work is critical because revitalising the country as a whole will depend on shifting the economy to science-intensive, high added-value technologies

With no money of its own for growth phase start-ups, the EIC must persuade others to provide the finance needed to reach the magic $1B valuation. It brought companies that have received EU backing to meet potential investors at an event in Paris today

Ministers sign off joint positions on international cooperation, research assessment, open science and Horizon Europe missions in Luxembourg meeting

EU scheme will support Ukraine’s tech start-up scene and bring it closer to the EU sector