The new Horizon Europe framework programme (after 2020), presented by the European Commission on Thursday 7 June, wants to put the focus firmly on innovation, and if at all possible, on ground-breaking innovation.
Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas said that what was being looked for was “radical ideas” that will change the European Union. He called for “radical change” in the way the EU encourages innovation because “what we were doing was not enough”.
The commissioner gave...