by ATHENA | Jan 29, 2026 | News
Startups and scale-ups drive innovation in our economy. The first Fraunhofer Technology Transfer Fund (FTTF) was launched to finance technology-oriented start-ups. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, together with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and, for the first time,...
by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
On 27 January 2026, the European Union and India are holding their 16th EU-India Summit in New Delhi, opening a whole new chapter in the EU-India Strategic Partnership. The successful conclusion of an EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the launch of an EU-India...
by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
The European Research Council (ERC) has published the outcomes of the last 2025 round of its Proof of Concept Grants. In this round, 136 grantees will each receive €150 000, supporting them in exploring how their scientific results can move towards practical...
by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
Today, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, hosted the third European Startup and Scaleup Forum in Brussels, bringing together founders, investors and other industry leaders from across Europe. Eight months after the...
by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
The European University Association (EUA) has published its input paper ‘Building an impactful European Research Area’. It is the EUA’s contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation on the ERA Act which closed on 23 January...
by ATHENA | Jan 27, 2026 | News
The German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) has recently published a comprehensive paper on ‘Horizon Europe 2028-2034: German position on the European Commission proposal’. The position paper clearly states the German Federal...
