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.