Since 2021, Horizon Europe has channelled €1.2B into 177 research infrastructure projects. The biggest winners so far include Géant, EBrains and open science clusters, reflecting the EU’s growing commitment to stronger, shared scientific resources 🔎Read the full article:

A new report argues #globalhealth R&D is far from pure altruism, with 90% of funding staying in rich countries, it creates jobs and fuels innovation, from malaria vaccines to #COVID19 shots, raising questions about who really benefits. 🔎Read the full article:

Mounting frustration with #HorizonEurope’s complexity has spurred the Commission to explore reforms, from randomised funding and faster evaluations to less prescriptive calls. The debate highlights a deeper question: how far can simplification go without undermining quality? 🔎Read:

Horizon Europe funding for the #EUMissions is set to end in 2030, prompting debate over whether #climate, #health, #ocean and #cityinitiatives can keep momentum without continued EU support. 🔎Read the full article:

By backing Thales with a €450M loan, the EIB is signalling a strategic shift: more funding for defence R&D as part of Europe’s sovereignty agenda. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/RMwNzdp European Investment Bank (EIB) #Funding #EIB #innovation

The European Parliament is split over whether to allow dual-use research in the next EU framework programme, balancing security needs with academic openness. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/yi2rxs3 #DualUse #FP10 #EUresearch #SciencePolicy

By pooling data, talent and infrastructures, the EU’s upcoming AI in science strategy seeks to strengthen both AI for science, and science for AI. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/8qpiYLc #AI #EUpolicy #ResearchAndInnovation

Spreading research money too thin weakens impact. Mario Draghi calls for sizeable, targeted EU programmes to drive tech leadership and competitiveness. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/wF5IY1c #EUbudget #Funding #Research

ERC president Maria Leptin warns that a single rulebook for EU research funding could undermine flexibility essential to scientific excellence. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/evftas2 #ERC #EUresearch #HorizonEurope #ResearchFunding #SciencePolicy

Former New Scientist editor and early Science|Business contributor Mike Kenward has passed away at 80, leaving a lasting mark on science journalism. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/xtU9XIF #ScienceJournalism #MikeKenward

Set for 2026, the ERA Act could finally give teeth to Europe’s research single market, but without stronger investment, experts warn it risks becoming another missed opportunity. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/7Z7WCYK #ERAAct #EUpolicy #Research #innovation

Europe’s life sciences are at a crossroads. Can world-class research become breakthrough innovation, and restore Europe’s global edge? Join us 16 Oct in Brussels & online for the Science|Business Network conference on the future of life sciences. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/rZ0nfAo #LifeSciences

By bringing research and technology infrastructures under one umbrella, the EU aims to streamline access and boost competitiveness, but closing funding gaps will be key to delivering results. 🔎Read the link here: buff.ly/9SO6u0l #TechInfrastructures #EUResearch #Innovation

Stay ahead in the evolving European R&D policy landscape. Read our Horizon Blog below for the latest developments in European research and innovation. 🔎: buff.ly/WDaZiei #Innovation #EuropeanResearch #HorizonEurope

Pandemic preparedness is back high on the political agenda, and as fears of another global health crisis rise, fresh funding opportunities are opening worldwide for vaccines, medical countermeasures and crisis response. 🔎Read: buff.ly/XPqm44e #PandemicPreparedness #GlobalHealth #ResearchFunding

The New European Bauhaus is extending into the fashion industry, teaming up with EIT Culture & Creativity to drive circular and sustainable practices. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/piiJct6 #NewEuropeanBauhaus #SustainableFashion #Innovation

MSCA postdoctoral fellowships attract record demand in 2025, but with 17,058 applications and limited funding, success rates are projected to fall under 10%, an unprecedented low. 🔎Read the link: buff.ly/I7QkXym #MSCA #ResearchFunding #Postdoc #HorizonEurope

Kiel University’s BlueHealthTech alliance has secured an additional €6.75M in federal funding, bringing total support to €15M to advance ocean-based health innovations in northern Germany. 🔎 Read here: buff.ly/Ea7Q3u9 @Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Open science is gaining ground across Europe, but questions remain over how to measure its impact and balance openness with competitiveness and security. 🔎Read the link here: buff.ly/thnJczh #Research #Innovation #ResearchImpact

From Berlin to Brussels: Germany’s Sprind is reinventing innovation funding with fast, competitive challenges, and the European Innovation Council is now preparing to follow suit. 🔎Read the link here: buff.ly/DJipqnP #Research #Innovation #EIC #Sprind

Counting patents and publications isn’t enough: TNO argues Europe must measure research by its real impact on society and the economy to stay globally competitive. 🔎Read the atricle here: buff.ly/gLCVaex #ResearchImpact #Innovation #Competitiveness #RAndD #HorizonEurope

As the UK slashes aid funding, health experts caution that scientific leadership, international partnerships and influence in global health are all at risk. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/9d5RqaD #GlobalHealth #Research #Innovation #SciencePolicy

The future of MSCA is at stake, alumni warn, as they urge EU policymakers to raise the programme’s FP10 budget from €10.5 billion to €25 billion and protect its bottom-up model against political steering. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/NGOUxSp #MSCA #FP10 #ResearchFunding #Innovation

The Max Planck Society has launched a new international centre in Taiwan, joining forces with Princeton and National Taiwan University to advance research in particle physics, cosmology and geometry. 🔎 Read here: buff.ly/Wcy01nu @fhi-mpg.bsky.social #MaxPlanck #InternationalScience

Exploratory talks on Horizon Europe mark a turning point for Australia, as universities push for relief from stagnant funding at home and shrinking support from the US, turning to Europe as a vital partner in research and innovation. 🔎 Read the article here: buff.ly/QTc9B2W #HorizonEurope

Alpibectir revives an old TB drug, cutting side effects and overcoming resistance. Backed by IMI2 and EDCTP, it shows how partnerships can deliver new hope against TB.

Von der Leyen has tied Europe’s security and independence to its ability to lead in innovation, unveiling plans to double Horizon Europe’s budget and ramp up investment in AI and clean tech. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/4N32MRE #HorizonEurope #EUInnovation #ResearchPolicy #AI

Stay ahead in the evolving European R&D policy landscape. Read our Horizon Blog below for the latest developments in European research and innovation. 🔎: buff.ly/WDaZiei #Innovation #EuropeanResearch #HorizonEurope

📢 On 18 Sept, Hamburg hosts the 2025 #HamburgScienceSummit: Europe’s Innovation Challenge. Topics: • Future of EU #research (#FP10) • Transatlantic relations & global competition • Role of #science in policy & society 🎥 Watch live: buff.ly/mAE1bQS Sponsored by @koerber-ip.bsky.social

Agritech is rising fast on research agendas, with fresh funding opportunities now available across the EU, UK, Brazil, Africa and the US. 🔎 Read the full article here: buff.ly/LdvWfzs #Agritech #SustainableFarming #HorizonEurope #ResearchFunding #Innovation

Airbus risks losing Europe’s edge in aviation, as a new report warns the company is investing too little in zero-emission aircraft while rivals in China and the US surge ahead. 🔎Read the full article here: buff.ly/IcIdK6C #Aviation #ZeroEmission #CleanAviation

Germany leads in ERC awards, yet Spain stands out for turning them into Proof of Concept grants, with researchers there showing greater ambition to bring science to market. 🔎Read the full article here: buff.ly/lg4w3iU #HorizonEurope #Research #Funding

Science might be global, but innovation is local. A new study finds that public R&D funding may deepen rather than reduce Europe’s innovation divide, as money flows to established regions while others are left behind. 🔎Read the full article here: buff.ly/zOyhaSA #science #innovation #EUfunding

Horizon Europe lifts EU GDP, but the benefits are uneven. A new study reveals who gains most — and who is missing out. 🔎 sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun...

💡🔬 In 2026, the EU project “Science comes to town” brings a 365-day programme to Kiel, Brest & Split! 70+ partners, including Science|Business. 1,000+ open activities. Focus on #ocean, #heritage, #health, #talents. Inspiring cross-border formats 👉 www.sctt-2026.eu #ScienceComesToTown #SCTT2026

Europe’s €2 trillion budget promises transformation, but as Bernd Schäfer of EIT RawMaterials argues, it risks being undermined by its own foundation without secure raw materials. Supported by EIT RawMaterials sciencebusiness.net/news/eu-budg...

Orla Feely, President of University College Dublin and CESAER, warns that disruptions from demographics to digitalisation threaten the future of Europe’s research-intensive universities. sciencebusiness.net/viewpoint/un...

#AI is reshaping #science, but not without risks. At Metascience 2025, researchers praised AlphaFold yet warned of spam, fake papers and hype drowning real discovery. 🔎https://sciencebusiness.net/news/ai/ai-science-it-useful

Belgian rectors renew their call to suspend Israel from Horizon Europe, citing human rights violations in Gaza. Ljubljana University has joined, refusing Horizon consortia with Israeli partners. sciencebusiness.net/news/interna...

From light bulbs to USB cables, standards shape daily life. HSbooster.eu helps EU projects bring their results into this world, as the Commission looks to expand Europe’s role in global standardisation. 🔎 sciencebusiness.net/news/horizon...

What if the key to preventing many major diseases isn’t new cures, but slowing the ageing process itself? A growing debate is challenging #health #research priorities. Read more in this in-depth look at anti-ageing #science and policy. 🔎 sciencebusiness.net/news/drug-de...

With Brussels on summer break ☀️, our journalists share books, podcasts and articles from Cold War science 📚 to the search for aliens 🛸 that have made them think differently about the future of #science and #technology. sciencebusiness.net/news/science...

Trilogues, final work programmes, strategic files. The EU’s research agenda enters a busy second half of 2025.

Horizon Europe survives as a €175B standalone programme, but not untouched. New rules, global tensions and a shift towards dual-use R&I mark a turning point. 🔎https://sciencebusiness.net/news/planning-fp10/six-months-shaped-future-horizon-europe

Horizon Europe data confirms it again. Four countries outperform the 15 Widening states combined in innovation funding.

Can AI reshape life sciences? EMBL gets €40M from the Hector Foundation to grow research, training and infrastructure.

Europe’s new quantum strategy highlights a key gap: strong science, low market impact. This week’s roundup covers fresh funding calls from the EU and beyond.

Social sciences are more visible in Horizon Europe, but meaningful integration is harder to measure. New Commission data points to progress, but many questions remain. sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun...

Wellcome Trust signals a shift as US cuts hit global health research. A new focus is emerging on riskier science and long term support where others are pulling back. sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-fun...

Imperial partners with Trumptech to support science teacher training in Hong Kong, combining education expertise and digital tools for the primary curriculum. read more: buff.ly/z18ukia