Go back

R&D chief urged to focus on next Horizon

Image: Philippe Buissin, European Parliament

European Commission’s new research head Marc Lemaître faces pressure to prioritise the future R&D programme

Research groups have urged the European Commission’s new top R&D official to focus on planning the next iteration of the EU’s multibillion-euro research and innovation programme when he starts the role this month.

Although the current €95.5bn Horizon Europe funding programme is less than halfway through its seven-year lifespan, the EU is already evaluating its performance as it makes plans for a successor programme in 2028.

This article on Research Professional News is only available to Research Professional or Pivot-RP users.

Research Professional users can log in and view the article via this link

Pivot-RP users can log in and view the article via this link.