Expert calls for R&I investment in areas of EU advantage

RI Days: Funding must be focused to avoid “continuously lagging behind”, says KU Leuven professor

The EU must invest in key areas in which it already has an advantage, such as health and automobiles, to avoid falling further behind in global innovation, an expert has said at the European Commission’s Research and Innovation Days event in Brussels.

Reinhilde Veugelers (pictured right), professor of management, strategy and innovation at KU Leuven university in Belgium, spoke on a panel on boosting R&I investments to sustain Europe’s long-term competitiveness.