EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺

Policy updates from the @EU_Commission's Directorate-General for Research & Innovation. Follow also @HorizonEU, @EZaharievaEU & @lemaitre_eu

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

🌊 You can't protect what you don’t understand.

That's why we are launching OceanEye, a new initiative to better understand our ocean.

By 2035, our goal is to:
🔹 Provide 35% of the world's ocean monitoring capacity
🔹 Secure 35% of the ocean observation technology market
🔹 Become the world's leading provider of ocean intelligence

Learn more: https://t.co/JAozyK54XQ

[Ekaterina Zaharieva @EZaharievaEU]

Inspiring discussion on Europe’s competitivenes with EIC beneficiary CEOs, NVIDIA VP Howard Wright, Commissioner Albuquerque, EIB VP Nehammer, MEP Maydell.

[Ekaterina Zaharieva @EZaharievaEU]

It was a privilege to announce the winners of the Women Innovators Prize at the #EICSummit26.  
Congratulations to Katerina Spranger, PhD 🇺🇦, Marta Oliveira, Ella Cullen,  winners in the Women Innovators, Rising Innovators, and EIT Women Leadership categories.  (1/2)

[Ekaterina Zaharieva @EZaharievaEU]

€6.5bn invested in 800+ companies, €5bn in private co-investment mobilised and 3 European deep tech unicorns in the past year. 
This shift is already underway. EIC Impact Report 2026: https://t.co/Y2KPMESusx

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

Today, the @EU_Commission launched the single digital entry-point for EU-funded innovators. Get access to business support, funding opportunities and more on the new EU Innovation Platform: https://t.co/ErqCWmjXOQ

[Ekaterina Zaharieva @EZaharievaEU]

In record time we have taken the Scaleup Europe Fund from concept to launch.

It is helping address one of Europe’s biggest challenges: access to large-scale financing for deep tech companies.

Its first investments are planned for autumn 2026.

[Ekaterina Zaharieva @EZaharievaEU]

Do we need to observe, understand & protect the ocean?☑️
Do we need better data to model and predict weather, track pollution or chart the best shipping routes?☑️
Do we need to invest in R&I to secure the next gen of data-driven technologies?☑️
This is #OceanEye. (1/2)

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

🌊 Europe must lead in ocean observation, resilience & innovation.

With #OceanEye, the @EU_Commission invests in ocean technologies, AI-powered systems and the future EU Digital Twin Ocean to boost competitiveness, security & tech sovereignty.

Read more: https://t.co/g7WFdtFVoy

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

We launched the new €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund to support high-growth companies in artificial intelligence, quantum, clean technologies, biotechnology, space, and more.

First close and initial investments by autumn 2026!

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

🌱 The EU's Spring Package is here.

26 Member States received recommendations on Research & Innovation sending a clear signal: R&I is not optional. It's the foundation of Europe's competitiveness and growth.

Read more: https://t.co/lyzMSkwWIm

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

The Ethics Advice Mechanism has published its Opinion on Valuing Nature, urging the EU to put sustainability at the centre policymaking.

As health, security, competitiveness, & social matters are now deeply connected, this is crucial for EU’s resilience: https://t.co/afBqe1pKlW

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

(5/5) 💰 Investment in R&D is on the rise over the long-term, but stagnating recently.

While this means a stronger commitment to fostering innovation & scientific advancements, continuous investment in research and innovation is strongly needed.

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

(4/5) 🤝 Widening countries are catching up!

The sum of Horizon Europe grants received by widening countries boosted to €130.364, while the number of projects certified with the Seal of Excellence label saw a steady uptake.

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

(3/5) 📚 Publications keep being vastly open!

Open-access publications rose to 66.5%, and strong government support to applied Research & Development (R&D) allocated to industrial production and technology increased to € 30.1M per inhabitant.

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

(2/5) 📈The research workforce is growing!

Researchers per million inhabitants rose to 4,913 &
gender equality in academia keeps advancing.

The proportion of women in the highest academic roles increased by almost 10%.

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

(1/5) 🆕The European Research Area (ERA) Scoreboard 2025 is out: https://t.co/VFNKa7lVn7

It shows significant progress in key research and innovation areas across the EU from 2010 to 2023.
Explore the insights ↓

#EUResearchArea

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

📣 ERC Plus Grant - New grant scheme 📣

🔸Up to €7 million
🔸Supports transformative research
🔸Aimed at outstanding researchers
🔸Seeks to attract and retain top talent in Europe
🔸~30 ERC Plus Grants each year

More info: https://t.co/oPgqdBJkMi

#ChooseEurope #ERCPlus

[Ekaterina Zaharieva @EZaharievaEU]

🇪🇺 The ERC launches ERC Plus Grants to support visionary, high-impact science across Europe. With up to €7M per project and €210M in funding under the “Choose Europe” initiative, the programme aims to attract top global research talent.
https://t.co/PjriTgQGfI

[Ekaterina Zaharieva @EZaharievaEU]

I had productive exchanges with Hungarian Minister Zoltán Tanács, Irish Minister James Lawless, and Lithuanian Deputy Minister Regina Valutytė. We discussed preparations for the upcoming Irish and Lithuanian Presidencies and the next steps in the Horizon Europe negotiations.(1/2)

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

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[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

Europe’s startup & scaleup ecosystem is on the rise: EU-27 performance is up 13.5 percentage points since 2020, according to the first-ever Startup & Scaleup Scoreboard. However, we’re still behind the US & China in ecosystem valuation & unicorns’ growth. https://t.co/5picdNwaFp