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ViewUK researchers seek clarification on Horizon Europe ‘safety net’

“More detail” needed about government plans to guarantee money for UK winners of EU funding

ViewFunders ‘should engage civil society’ in strategic R&D

Workshop calls on EU and national funders to overhaul policies for including civil-society organisations

ViewEU’s R&D spending dropped by €1bn in 2020

But pandemic’s knock to economy drives R&D spending to 2.3 per cent of GDP

ViewMinisters seek to open up EU’s space innovation

Wider reach for space sector pushed as EU adopts ‘space for everyone’ plans

ViewUK government ‘to announce safety net’ for Horizon Europe

Science minister reportedly expected to announce underwrite for UK applicants to EU R&D programmes

ViewEuropean Parliament seeks to shake up pharma research

MEPs say public funding should focus on unmet patient needs and off-patent drugs

ViewEU simplifies public funding of R&D in small companies

Commission says rule change will increase participation in Important Projects of Common European Interest

ViewEIC not yet hitting target for crowding in external investment

But MEP says European Innovation Council should be given “another billion or two billion euros”

ViewGo-ahead for third Europe-Africa clinical trials scheme

Start of €500 million programme imminent after EU endorsement

ViewHigh hopes for EU’s innovation funder

European Innovation Council board member says new leadership can build agency on par with ERC

ViewA fragile win?

Researchers, businesses and politicians give a muted response to the Glasgow Climate Pact

ViewCoalition agrees to create European battery research hub

Grenoble Battery Hub is joint endeavour from two international research facilities and a French agency

ViewUniversities concerned about EU rollout of lump-sum funding

Groups warn of “unintended consequences” of more widespread lump-sum use

ViewNations agree on plan to boost Europe’s space ambitions

Head of European Space Agency given permission to develop new accelerator programmes and missions

ViewIndependent study reaffirms high impact of ERC-funded projects

Review commissioned by flagship funder finds four-fifths of projects achieved breakthroughs or major advances

ViewMetrology partnership receives final sign-off

Public-public EU R&D partnership on science of measurement will receive up to €300 million

ViewEU gives go-ahead to fund nine public-private R&D partnerships

Areas covered include health technologies, clean aviation and the circular economy

ViewEU opens new call for boosting entrepreneurship in universities

Second European Institute of Innovation and Technology call offering almost double first call’s funding

ViewCommission seeks leader for European Innovation Council

EIC board president will chair team providing strategic direction to funder of R&D-based small companies

ViewGabriel: nations mainly on hook for differences in R&D standards

Research commissioner tells MEPs that member states should “invest smartly” and implement “necessary reforms”

ViewMEPs secure €100m more for Horizon Europe in 2022

Last-minute provisional deal also includes €35 million more for Erasmus+ academic mobility programme

ViewWales piles pressure on UK government over Horizon Europe

Welsh government says safety net for applicants must be set up “as soon as possible”

ViewData issues clogging Marie Curie ethics reviews, study suggests

Researchers say data protection screening should be separated from ethics appraisals for EU scheme

ViewPersonnel costs ‘main source of error’ in €35bn EU R&D schemes

Auditors clear accounts of the nine EU public-private Joint Undertakings, but find room for improvement

ViewEU metrology partnership receives Parliament backing

Public-public partnership intended to support the development of new technologies and advances in measurement science

ViewGabriel: new instruments needed to support university innovation

Research and innovation commissioner suggests that current options under Horizon Europe are limited

ViewEU sets out €1.98bn spending plan for digital innovation

Areas for investment include artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and a network of digital innovation hubs

ViewEU on course to simplify assessment of medical treatments

Proposed law would enable joint assessments between member states to speed up treatment approvals

ViewInterview: The continuity president

European Research Council boss Maria Leptin on maintaining the flagship funder’s success

ViewR&D in crossfire as EU-UK talks intensify

European Research Council president says funder making plan for UK failing to join Horizon Europe