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According to data from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the share of US basic and applied research funded by the federal government dropped from nearly 48% in 2009 to just over 34% in 2023. As that decline is likely to continue, some state governments are responding by boosting their research spending.
Fund designed to help EU start-ups grow is expected to make its first investments this summer “at the latest,” Zaharieva tells Davos.
University-based science parks could become highly attractive sites for deeper engagement with industry, venture capitalists, and start-ups, and help procure government funding too, as proven in the UK, Singapore, and China.
A new report from the Center for American Progress warns that Trump administration policies targeting legal immigration are undermining America's position as the world's leading innovation hub, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
The UK government unveiled a sweeping roadmap to phase out animal testing, promising to accelerate the shift toward humane, high-tech alternatives that could redefine modern science itself.
The review article explores the differences between university startup entrepreneurs and corporate entrepreneurs, and why the latter are more successful.
The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the planned TechEU Scale-up Fund will both be permitted to invest in dual-use technologies, the European Commission has announced.
A leaked EU competitiveness strategy is prompting fears that Brussels intends to undermine the independence of the European Research Council by pushing for more alignment with the European Innovation Council and the EU's broader political goals.
Research and innovation are key areas to reignite sustainable growth and drive productivity.
How can Europe translate research into innovation?
To strengthen its health R&D pipelines and prepare for the next health crisis, Europe needs to balance security concerns with greater industrial competitiveness
European universities are behind more than 10% of all patent applications filed at the EPO from within Europe. However, wide variations in patterns of ownership and commercialisation are much in evidence.
The way the EU funds research and innovation isn't really working, and the European Commission needs to experiment with new ways to do it, according to a new influential report on the future of the EU's research and innovation framework programmes.
Risk-sensitive innovation (RSI) leverages interactions between technologies to reduce specific risks across a technology portfolio. To be of practical use, RSI requires the ability to anticipate or identify impacts and intervene in the relative timing of technological advancements.
Universities are often invoked as vital drivers of local economic growth, innovative technologies and businesses. However, as James Evans discusses their influence on local innovation may be overestimated in comparison to the role they play in organising and helping these businesses develop.
The EU must make research and innovation a "collective priority", Mario Draghi said on Friday as he outlined some of the key points from his highly anticipated report on EU competitiveness, set to be submitted to the Commission next month.
