The Widening News

The biotech sector in central and eastern Europe is growing, but still needs help overcoming barriers such as access to investment

Widening actions could be undermined if FP10 merges with a broader Competitiveness Fund, participants say

The current approach creates “unfounded imbalances” among member states, science minister says

The region is poised to become a driving force in global growth and development. Europe’s academic community should help

Researchers in the Widening countries are getting more involved in Horizon Europe, but significant gaps remain in south-eastern Europe

Daniel David says fragmentation and inefficiency are the main problems of the country’s R&D system

An informal task force set up in the European Parliament will advise on making Widening a stronger presence in the next research Framework Programme

More money and bigger markets are needed to consolidate Lithuania’s rapidly growing deep tech start-up ecosystem

AI in science, the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe, and arming the EU drive the agenda

EU research chief expects states to boost budgets and come up with ‘significant reforms’ in research and innovation