The Novo Nordisk Foundation has pledged €736 million to scale up Denmark’s BioInnovation Institute, strengthening early-stage support for life science, #biotech and emerging deep-tech start-ups. 🔗Read more: buff.ly/FT9A5G9

The #US is considering ways to prioritise federal #research funding for citizens, raising questions about the future of #international collaboration and access to grants. 🔗Read more: buff.ly/p5qr1y6

Experts say #climate monitoring must remain a #global effort, with open data sharing and cooperation essential for accurate and timely climate information. 🔗Read more:

📣 Brussels | 5 Feb 2026 Moment of truth: will Europe’s #Research & #Innovation vision deliver real-world impact? Join our Annual Network Conference with Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC), and other key voices shaping Europe’s R&I landscape. 🔗 Programme: buff.ly/yqD2JWR

Momentum is building behind the idea of an EU-wide company status to simplify cross-border business and help firms scale across the internal market. 🔗Read more: buff.ly/BQPm02S

The ScaleUp Europe Fund is seeking a #fund manager ahead of its first investments. Ekaterina Zaharieva, the European commissioner responsible for start-ups, #research and #innovation, has highlighted the push to strengthen Europe’s scale-up financing. 🔗 buff.ly/uk3dXcp

🌍 Smaller European countries are showing how focused strategies can deliver strategic impact in #semiconductors. By prioritising clear niches and aligning with #EU goals, small states can help strengthen Europe’s chip #ecosystem. 🔗 buff.ly/wIfG4zp Supported by the Chips Joint Undertaking

The #US and #China risk technological stagnation if structural challenges, such as lower investment in basic research and #geopolitical tensions, continue to mount. 🔗Read more: buff.ly/vYNa0Zv

The #EU has earmarked €20 million for research into sex differences in cardiovascular disease to improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes for women and men. 📌 Read more: buff.ly/5mG4nDM

📣 Brussels | 5 Feb 2026 Moment of truth: will Europe’s #Research & #Innovation vision deliver real-world impact? Join our Annual Network Conference with Marc Lemaître, Director-General of DG RTD at the European Commission, and other key voices shaping Europe’s R&I landscape. 🔗 buff.ly/yqD2JWR

Data corner: #EU governments spent a record €14.16bn on R&D state aid in 2024, with national subsidies for #research and #innovation now double their 2017 levels. 🔗Read more:

AI tools may improve academic English at first glance, but new research finds they often make papers harder to read and more complex, especially for non-native speakers. 🔗

Fixed-term academic contracts may be holding back bold science. A new UK survey finds job insecurity pushes researchers towards safer topics — limiting risk-taking, creativity and long-term discovery. 🔗

The European Commission warns that Europe’s #biotech sector risks falling behind #global competitors without stronger investment, better scale-up capacity and policy support. 🔗

🌍 EDCTP3 is making €147 million available for new research and innovation projects to tackle infectious diseases affecting sub-Saharan Africa. Strengthening Africa–Europe collaboration for global health impact. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/wrTMI2K #GlobalHealth #EDCTP3 #AfricaEU #ResearchFunding

📣 Brussels | 5 Feb 2026 Moment of truth: will Europe’s #Research & #Innovation vision deliver real-world impact? Join our Annual Network Conference with Christian Ehler, Member of the European Parliament, and other key voices shaping Europe’s R&I landscape. 🔗 Programme: buff.ly/yqD2JWR

A leading #MEP warns the #EU risks standing alone in #defence research unless it deepens scientific cooperation with #international partners, highlighting the importance of strategic alliances. 🔗 buff.ly/iRwqS65

📣 HORIZON BLOG: 🔹 Commission opens €307.3M calls under Horizon Europe’s digital, industry and space cluster 🔹 Commission seeks input for VC reform 🔹 Commission seeks input on new ocean observation initiativ And more! 🔗https://buff.ly/3V6LNXA

📣 Brussels | 5 Feb 2026 Moment of truth: will Europe’s #Research & #Innovation vision deliver real-world impact? Join our Annual Network Conference with Roxana Minzatu and key R&I voices within the landskape. 🔗 Registrer here: buff.ly/yqD2JWR

The #US has created a new tech alliance to secure the #AI supply chain with partners outside the #EU, highlighting shifting geopolitical dynamics in technology cooperation. 🔗 buff.ly/UK0o8cO

EIT Digital is looking for #innovations that help insurers predict and mitigate #climate risks like floods, storms and wildfires, aiming to move from reactive to proactive risk management in insurance products. 🔗 buff.ly/O8RPS8v

Europe’s global #research system, built on openness and cross-border collaboration, can support and enhance #international cooperation, including with the United States. 🔗

#EU start-ups say limited access to #markets and funding are key reasons they relocate abroad, reflecting structural barriers in the bloc’s innovation ecosystem. 🔗 buff.ly/IVqTucR

Workers in Italy’s tech scene are putting in Silicon Valley-style hours, suggesting Europe’s traditional quality-of-life advantage may be eroding in fast-growing digital sectors. 🔗 buff.ly/lqtOS6X

Experts say Slovenia’s #research and #innovation landscape needs more stable funding and #policy consistency to build capacity and compete internationally. 📌 Read more: buff.ly/zQ5QuWS

Clarke Parsons says Europe’s innovation strength lies in its diversity of #research systems and industrial #ecosystems, and connecting these varied capabilities could be key to boosting #competitiveness. 📌 Read more: buff.ly/tZbnvbM

Switzerland has launched a new call for solution-oriented development #research, offering up to CHF250,000 per year for transdisciplinary projects tackling #sustainability, #climate and #governance challenges in developing countries. 📌 Read more: buff.ly/mZ1Qv7m

Two years after rejoining #HorizonEurope, the UK now leads #MSCA funding and ranks second in #ERC grants, underlining a rapid comeback in excellence-based EU research programmes. 📌 Read more:

Europe can still compete in cloud computing, says #Scaleway CEO Damien Lucas, but only if #policy and procurement choices prioritise European providers as #AI demand accelerates. 📌 Read more:

Scientists say the real bottleneck in materials #innovation isn’t discovery, but scale-up. New funding models and incentives are needed to move promising #materials from the lab into real-world production. 📌

Without clear rules on when and how exceptional #funding decisions can be made, the proposed setup for #HorizonEurope and the European Competitiveness Fund risks overlap, weakening oversight and blurring responsibility at a time when strategic clarity is essential. 📌 Read more:

Make sure to secure your spot at our Annual Network Conference on 5 February 2026 in Brussels, where leaders from #research, industry and #policy will discuss the future of Europe’s research and innovation ambitions. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/B9pRFNt 🔗 Agenda: buff.ly/3Zg7cNS

Europe’s universities say #Erasmus needs at least €60bn to deliver on its agreed priorities. Without a major funding boost, goals on mobility, inclusion and Europe-wide #cooperation risk falling short. 📌 Read more:

The #US is pulling out of several international #research and technology bodies, raising questions about the future of #global science cooperation and leaving room for others to step in. 📌Read more:

2026 will be a defining year for EU #research and #innovation, with key decisions on #FP10, competitiveness, AI, climate priorities and funding simplification shaping the next decade. 📌 Read more:

Private R&D investment in the #EU is still growing, but at a slower pace. New data point to weakening momentum in business-led #innovation, raising concerns about Europe’s ability to stay #competitive as other regions accelerate private research spending. 📌 Read more:

Japanese researchers will be able to join projects on equal terms, strengthening scientific ties between two major R&D powers and reinforcing #HorizonEurope’s role as a global #research platform. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/iTwsGjE

Private donors have pledged €860M to support CERN’s proposed Future Circular Collider, marking the first time philanthropic funding backs a CERN flagship project and strengthening prospects for the LHC’s successor. 📌 Read more: buff.ly/PJEyKCq

Funding Radar: The Human Frontier Science Programme has opened its 2027 grants for high-risk, interdisciplinary life science research, offering up to $500k per year for international teams tackling fundamental biological questions. 📌 Read more:

As Horizon Europe turns five and heads into its final two-year programming cycle, we look at the EU research programme’s biggest trends and winners of 2025. 📍 Read More:

The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), an EU initiative, launched the first 14 nodes of its data federation with the signing of a collaborative memorandum, signalling the start of a unified European research data space. 📍 Read More:

Europe is investing in #AI approaches beyond large language models, backing alternatives such as world models and neuro-symbolic systems to improve reliability, efficiency and real-world reasoning. 📌 Read more:

European #universities are taking a cautious but proactive approach to #AI, integrating it into teaching and #research while emphasising ethics, collaboration and trustworthy applications. 📌 Read more:

As Horizon Europe is starting its final two years this week, the European Commission is preparing for a shift. However, not all agree that the changes have been as comprehensive as the Commission has reported. 📍 Read More:

Japan is set to join #HorizonEurope, becoming the largest country to associate with the EU’s #research programme and strengthening Europe’s role as a global hub for #scientific cooperation. 📌 Read more here: buff.ly/mQLYu1j

#FP10 planning is moving into a decisive phase, with 2025 discussions focusing on competitiveness, strategic direction and how the next #EU #research programme will align with new funding instruments. 📌 Read more:

At #QuLearnLabs, deep tech training is built for the long term. Learners move into new roles, alumni return as mentors, and communities grow around shared expertise, showing how impact can scale through people. 📌 buff.ly/JLYux29 Supported by EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative

A conversation at the EIT Deep Tech Skills Days led to a first cross border collaboration between Ukraine and Italy in cybersecurity training, turning shared expertise into practical skills that strengthen Europe’s digital resilience. 📌 buff.ly/p2OjYa2 Supported by EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative

📌 This weeks HORIZON BLOG: European R&D policy newsbytes 🔹 EPP adopts Heidelberg Declaration on Innovation 🔹 EPO, OECD renew innovation data partnership 🔹 EIC-funded projects win Innovation Radar Prize 🔹 Commission publishes 2026 plan for the European Defence Fund 🔗 Read more:

Building deep tech skills is not just about tools, but about building bridges. Through AIDEAS, #researchers, engineers and businesses work together on real challenges, showing how collaborative training creates lasting capability. 📌 buff.ly/RiBvwvs Supported by EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative