by ATHENA | Sep 10, 2026 | News
20 pioneering projects are now starting work on technologies with the potential to transform healthcare, robotics and industry. The EIC tests a new, challenge-driven approach to turning breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. The first Advanced Innovation...
by ATHENA | Sep 10, 2026 | News
The ERC has received 198 project proposals for its new funding scheme ‘ERC Plus Grants’. The competition, the first of its kind, closed for applications on 2 September 2026. The new funding scheme is designed for outstanding researchers from Europe and...
by ATHENA | Sep 9, 2026 | News
The Exploration Company (TEC), a European space company scaling globally, today announced a $450 million Series C financing, the largest-ever Series C announced by a European space company. It also marks the largest funding round ever secured by an EU-headquartered...
by ATHENA | Sep 9, 2026 | News
The European Commission has adopted a new strategic approach aimed at strengthening research, innovation and market uptake in Europe’s agri-food sector. The Communication combines two linked frameworks, AgRI 2040 and Food 2040. Together, they are intended to guide...
by ATHENA | Sep 9, 2026 | News
On 9 September, the Commission proposed a new European Innovation Act to help Europe’s most innovative ideas be developed, financed and scaled up in Europe. The proposal aims at strengthening the EU’s long-term competitiveness, prosperity and technological...