The development of a cohesive ecosystem that fosters innovative excellence within the European continent.

Innovation and new technologies will drive the transformation to a climate neutral future.

Deep Tech is defined by its profound enabling power and its potential to catalyze change.

There needs to be more women investors, more funding and more investment in women-led startups and entrepreneurs.

The HEI Initiative unlocks the full innovation potential of higher education institutions by increasing their entrepreneurial and innovation capacity.

The gap in innovation performance remains larger than the gap for most other basic economic indicators, such as GDP per capita, employment, and productivity.

Regulation should incentivize the creation of a level playing field in the area of innovation, ensuring that new technologies work toward the benefit of society.

Innovative technologies do not only need human capital, strong supportive ecosystems and a supportive legal framework, they require substantial investment.