EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺

🚀Dive into the future of research and technology in Europe! Join us for the Knowledge Exchange Platform seminar on the EU Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures at @EU_Cor on 5 May. Be part of the discussion! Register here: link.europa.eu/w9ynyJ

How do we measure the real impact of research? Join the Knowledge Valorisation Talk to explore new metrics for economic, societal & policy impact. 📅 21 April | 13:00-13:45 CEST Register here: link.europa.eu/XjjgNj

The European Medicines Agency adopted a positive scientific opinion for a new oral treatment for human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Research supported by EU through EDCTP3 generated key clinical evidence behind this advance link.europa.eu/K78VBJ #WorldHealthDay

@EU_Health @eu_echo @EU_HaDEA

How should clinical trials run during a public health emergency? A new EU guidance is open for stakeholder consultation, proposing ways to accelerate clinical trial authorisation and adapt crisis requirements. Have your say by 30/04: link.europa.eu/CPcB8G

Join the online 2026 Clean Steel Roundtable Discussion on Research & Innovation Needs in Europe on 29 April to debate: - EU research funding reforms - Decarbonisation & competitiveness - Research & innovation priorities 📅 Register by 28 Apr 12:00 CEST: link.europa.eu/QCN4PR

Nice discussion with UK Minister of State for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear Lord Patrick Vallance on his country participation in Horizon Europe. We would be happy to have the UK as an associated country in the next framework programme.

Today, in an informal virtual COMPET Council, I discussed with EU research ministers: • Opening the Single Market for startups with EU Inc. • The €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund • Using public procurement to give startups their first real customers (1/3)

🇪🇺🤝🇦🇺 Europe and Australia are moving closer in science and innovation. Negotiations on Australia joining Horizon Europe started this week. Our ambition: invest together, innovate together, and deliver joint projects with global reach! lnkd.in/dp767AAm

We have released our Tech Report 2026! 🚀 It features 25 emerging deep tech signals with the potential to influence Europe’s future innovation and industrial landscape. Discover the whole thing: link.europa.eu/r8V37W

Today we renewed the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) with Morocco. Together, we will tackle key shared challenges, from water management and sustainable agriculture to food security and climate resilience. 👉 link.europa.eu/MhRmCk

Honoured to visit Riga Technical University—impressed by the creativity of student projects, the young women leading the engineering teams, and the insightful discussions at the Baltic Policy Forum.

Great discussion with President @edgarsrinkevics on how innovation today is about competitiveness, including security and defence. We discussed the recent drone incidents in the Baltics. (1/3)

My visit to Latvia began with @Braze_Baiba, Minister of Foreign Affairs. We discussed how innovation strengthens Europe globally—and how to make it easier for companies to scale across the EU. @Latvian_MFA

Happy to be at @TechChill in Riga and meet amazing startups and scaleups from all over Europe. Huge support from the Baltics for the EU Inc - towards a real single market, because our founders want access to clients. @EiropasKomisija

@CSIC @snsf_ch #EUResearchArea

Open Research Europe (ORE) enters its next phase as a collectively funded open access scholarly publishing platform: link.europa.eu/Y4DwbR Co-funded by organisations from 11 countries & the EU, it: - Secures long-term stability - Enables + researchers to publish without fees

A new chapter in 🇪🇺🇦🇺 relations. The EU and Australia have concluded a Free Trade Agreement. It is expected to save EU exporters €1 billion in tariffs. We’re also strengthening cooperation on raw materials, security and defence, and innovation. More: link.europa.eu/ytWPdQ

EU & Australia agree to start negotiations for Horizon Europe association. This would: • deepen cooperation with a key partner • boost collaboration on strategic topics • strengthen competitiveness More: link.europa.eu/8cFfNW #HorizonEU @vonderleyen

Europe 🇪🇺 and Australia 🇦🇺 are opening negotiations on Australia’s association to Horizon Europe. Stronger cooperation means closer collaboration between our researchers and innovators, and more investment in ambitious projects no country can achieve alone.