European funding that helps deep tech startups move from innovation to growth For years, when a tech startup thought about European funding, the image that came to mind was always the same: a grant for R&D activities. That model is still alive, but the European Union has taken a step further: it no longer limits itself to funding innovative projects — it now invests directly in companies with the potential to become global technology leaders. The instrument that best represen

The new technological race is no longer solely about innovation. Against a backdrop of artificial intelligence, industrial competition between major blocs and growing geopolitical fragmentation, the central issue is determining who will control the technologies that will define the coming decade. Europe has realised that having talent, scientific excellence or promising start-ups is no longer enough. The ability to develop, fund and scale strategic technologies has become a d