The EU invested over € 550 million in algae innovation between 2014 and 2023.🇪🇺 From food and nature restoration 🌱to cosmetics 🧴 EU support for algae is driving innovation and sustainability for European citizens and the planet.

🚀Join the quantum revolution! Europe's Quantum Strategy aims to make Europe a leader in quantum tech by 2030. With a focus on research & innovation, infrastructure, startups, skills, security and defence, we're set to unlock the future together. Quantum breakthroughs await ↓

Contribute to the design of the European Innovation Act. The Act will unlock innovation & help innovative companies gain better access to funding & investments, as well as develop & commercialise their ideas within the EU. Have your say: europa.eu/!gCWJgt #ChooseEurope

Today we present the EU budget for 2028-2034. It's a budget for a new era, that matches Europe’s ambition. That addresses Europe’s challenges. That strengthens our independence.⁩

We have preliminarily found Temu in breach of its obligation to properly assess the risks of illegal products being sold on its marketplace. Evidence shows there is a high risk for EU consumers to come across illegal products on the platform.

📢 We have just launched a public consultation for the Biotech Act!  We want to hear from the Biotech sector to better understand your challenges and barriers to turning ideas into impact that could be addressed at EU-level. 📅 Deadline: 10/11/2025 🔗 europa.eu/!RWhkv6

🎥 #PeopleBehindTheScience episode 3 is here! Meet Jelena Bujan from Ruđer Bošković Institute, an ecologist who works in the wild. 🛶 Boat trips, 🐜 ant studies, 🌳 tree climbs: this is science in action. Watch her video 👇 #FrontierResearch #Ecology

From ideas to market-ready solutions – startups and scaleups boost Europe’s innovation future. Join the EU R&I Days 2025 to explore groundbreaking solution, and engage with innovators, investors and policymakers. Register now: europa.eu/!Mw6ybX #RIdaysEU

We’ve just announced the new 2025 ERCStarting Grant winners! 478 early-career researchers will be pushing the frontiers of science - from cancer to mental health to quantum tech. Hear in their own words what this funding means for them.   👉 europa.eu/!89nG4M

"Building Bridges - Shaping Europe's Science-for-Policy Landscape" conference report now available! Insights on strengthening #ScienceAdvice across Europe. Download: scadv.eu/17054736

Really proud of this collaboration with EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 and great work by my team on #feedback2policy European Research Council (ERC) Do read on 👇 ipbes Scientific Advice Mechanism Barbara Prainsack (@[email protected]) EU_ScienceHub EU green research STOA Panel

Based on feedback from applicants, reviewers and broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council decided to make changes in the 2026–27 calls for proposal for research funding. More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF What’s your take? Tell us! 👇

World-class research & technology infrastructures are essential to Europe’s leadership in science & technology. Our new strategy mobilises investment & provides the long-term vision needed to stay ahead: link.europa.eu/WrpJ3v

"We don't hire smart people to tell them what to do, we hire them to tell us what to do." ERC grantee Jan Lagerwall (quoting Steve Jobs), during #RIDaysEU discussion of how a bottom up approach, supporting investigator-driven frontier research, helps us meet future challenges.

What if science could reshape the places we live? ERC-funded researchers are making it happen – from solar walls ☀️ to urban greening 🌳 to inclusive housing 🏘️. Explore the ERC report on the #NewEuropeanBauhaus: bit.ly/3KyTjEZ #ERCResearch

Take a look at some great feedback to policy work from our team 👇 STOA Panel Scientific Advice Mechanism EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 EU_ScienceHub EU Climate Action EU EnvironmentAgency UN-Habitat #Science4Policy #FrontierResearch #EUFunded

Our new European Strategy for AI in Science is about using Artificial Intelligence to do more & better science as the bedrock of a brighter future for all. By harnessing the power of AI, we can address global challenges from health to climate. ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

A Greek name at the top of this year’s physics world.

Breaking Nobel news!🏅 Congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt on winning the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The European Research Council is proud to have backed Philippe Aghion with two ERC Advanced Grants. 🇪🇺

📈 Record interest in ERC Starting Grants 2026! 4,807 proposals - a 22% increase compared to last year’s call. 👩‍🔬 Women submitted nearly 43% of proposals - the highest share ever recorded in an ERC call. More stats 👉 bit.ly/4hcYJln #ChooseEurope