The European Commission closed the public consultation on the European Research Area (ERA) Act on 23 January 2026. The consultation attracted considerable interest across Europe and the rest of the world. A total of 735 contributionsand117 position papers were submitted, with responses from the 27 EU Member States, 8 countries associated with Horizon Europe and […]
STEP mobilises over €15 billion to boost investments in Europe in its first year
Today, the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) celebrates its first year in action for the development and manufacturing of critical technologies in Europe. Over the past year, STEP has pooled the investment firepower of 11 EU programmes, mobilising over €15 billion to support Europe’s competitiveness in three strategic sectors: digital technologies and deep-tech innovation, clean and resource-efficient technologies, […]
PhD – DESTINY Project – Finland
DESTINY Project – Design and evaluation of the sustainability of innovative biomass production systems and value chains in the bioeconomy. Job Functions The joint EBU doctoral network DESTINY is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action of Horizon Europe and offers a total of 15 fully-funded PhD positions in an inter- and transdisciplinary research and education programme. Six […]
The Commission creates a biotechnology center to support business innovation
The Commission has today launched a new Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support companies – particularly start-ups and SMEs – in bringing innovative products to the EU market and increase their competitiveness. The Hub will also help companies identify the support available to them at EU level and how to access this support to help them to expand and […]
Revolutionary camera to transform vertical farming and more
An EU-backed project’s cutting-edge spectral imaging system promises to not only boost crop yields but also increase drone flight times. Researchers supported by the EU-funded HyperImage project are developing a new hyperspectral camera that could transform the monitoring of product condition, quality and safety. The novel spectral imaging system has a wide range of applications, […]
Solar panel recycling the affordable, sustainable way
PHOTORAMA receives recognition for its innovative work in photovoltaic panel recycling and raw material recovery. The EU-funded PHOTORAMA project’s efforts to improve photovoltaic (PV) panel recycling and raw material recovery has earned it the prestigious 2024 European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) Innovation Award. The award recognises outstanding EU-funded projects whose innovations contribute towards Europe’s clean […]
A Spanish institution among the 2023 Champions for Gender Equality in Research and Innovation
The Commission has announced the three winners of the 2023 Gender Equality Champions Award: Universitat Rovira i Virgili from Spain, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) from France, as well as the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest from Ireland. Each winner will receive a prize of EUR 100 000. Iliana Ivanova, […]
European Commission and EIF join forces to boost investment in defence innovation
The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have joined forces to step up their support to EU’s defence and security through the launch of the Defence Equity Facility. The initiative, consisting of €100 million from the European Defence Fund and an additional €75 million from the European Investment Fund, will significantly expand EIF’s investment capacity to support, […]
EU companies doubled R&D investment growth in 2022
Europe’s industry significantly increased its investment in research and development in 2022, according to the 2023 edition of the EU Industrial Research & Development (R&D) Investment Scoreboard. EU private R&D investment growth has reached the highest rate since 2015 and more than doubled compared to 2021, with 13.6% increase in 2022. In comparison, China has decreased […]