Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform mobilises over €15 billion to boost investments in Europe in its first year

The Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) celebrates its first year in action for the development and manufacturing of critical technologies in Europe. Over the past year, STEP has pooled the investment firepower of 11 EU programmes, mobilising over €15 billion to support Europe’s competitiveness in three strategic sectors: digital technologies and deep-tech innovation, clean and resource-efficient technologies, and …

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European Innovation Council to invest €1.4 billion in deep tech and scale up of strategic technologies in 2025

The European Innovation Council (EIC), part of the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe, will support European deep tech research and high-potential start-ups with €1.4 billion next year. The EIC Work Programme 2025, which the Commission adopted, represents an increase of nearly €200 million in comparison with 2024. In addition to a bigger budget, the …

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