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ViewPatenting growth fastest in quantum computing, study finds

Finding comes as French quantum company Pasqal bags €100 million from investors, including EU

ViewCovid vaccine pioneer calls for improvements to European R&D

Özlem Türeci says change needed in R&D funding, biotech ecosystems and regulations for European leadership

ViewCommission launches policy experiment with R&D missions

Project to focus on citizen engagement in push for more experimentation in EU R&D policy

ViewEU clean tech commitment ‘a big step up’

European Commission has woken up to need for investment, says renewable energy expert

ViewFrance tops latest ERC Proof of Concept round

Country bags 12 of 90 awards, ahead of Germany and UK

ViewMEPs back Chips Act but aim to protect Horizon Europe funding

Research committee members seek agreement on dedicated microchip funding from Commission and Council

ViewGabriel points to progress on Horizon association talks

End of negotiations with Canada in sight, but prospects for UK and Switzerland remain bleak

ViewCommission awards €54m for R&D reform projects

Projects cover areas including research careers, crisis response and reproducibility

ViewEuropean Cancer Imaging Initiative launched to boost R&D

New digital infrastructure to link up cancer imaging resources and databases across the EU

ViewEU R&D missions ‘need reorienting’ says university group

Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities calls for stronger research focus and smaller projects

View‘Continued high demand’ for EU innovation fund equity options

Six in ten applicants request equity from European Innovation Council, despite fund’s previous delays

ViewFour in 10 ERC projects cited in patent applications, study finds

Study of projects funded between 2007 and 2016 highlights “considerable influence” on technology development

ViewEU unveils green industry plan to boost innovative investment

Plan responds to global competition, but MEPs warn against “race to the bottom” with US

ViewHorizon Europe funding for EU green design scheme doubled

Commission earmarks over €100 million for New European Bauhaus in 2023 and 2024

ViewAustria backs Swiss association to EU R&D programme

EU member state gives “full support” to neighbour, which remains locked out by bloc

ViewEU ‘needs massive investment in digital and clean technologies’

European Council president Charles Michel calls for more flexible financing and new equity investment scheme

ViewSwedish minister warns lack of innovation makes EU ‘vulnerable’

Ebba Busch says EU will discuss competitiveness “at highest level” over next six months

View‘Uninformed’ Commission ‘out of control’ on EIC, says MEP

Christian Ehler renews protest around use of environmental harm principle for innovation funder

ViewERC lump-sum funding decision imminent

“A lot” would have to change for wide rollout of funding method, says funder’s president

ViewGuessing game: predictions for European research in 2023

The issues the research world will grapple with in 2023

ViewEuropean hub for innovation education launched

Online platform aims to reach a million learners by 2025, bringing together “scattered” training courses

ViewEU leading on hydrogen patents, study finds

Bloc found to be responsible for 28 per cent of global hydrogen patents filed

ViewEU bank backs company developing novel Covid treatment

Investment bank announces €25 million loan for ExeVir to support research and clinical development

ViewStronger EU health powers not enough, warns top adviser

Peter Piot says Europe “lacks biosecurity strategy”, as EU agrees stance on China Covid threat

View‘Urgent need’ for agriculture R&D to achieve sustainability targets

European Commission recommends use of genetic modification and social innovation in agriculture

ViewEuropean Patent Office supports evaluation of EIC proposals

Pilot collaboration aims to ensure key technologies for EU competitiveness get support

ViewEuropean unitary patent system opens for applications

Inventors can now seek pan-European coverage for their intellectual property

ViewSector hails New Zealand-EU R&D deal but hopes for more

Opportunities for collaboration welcomed but Horizon Europe should be even more open, groups say

ViewNew Zealand secures Horizon Europe association deal

First ever distant country to agree association to EU R&D programme will join second pillar

ViewERC sets out changes to grant proposal evaluations

President Maria Leptin says excellence matters but so does contribution to research community