Tackling steep challenges for young founders
Young people show strong interest in entrepreneurship, yet few start businesses. A new OECD-EC report offers five policy pointers to change this trend.
Season’s greetings from the SwissCore team
As the year comes to a close, we would like to wish you joyful holidays and a prosperous New Year 2026.
Towards a centralised EU industrial strategy
Several European university associations propose amendments for FP10 to simplify association and collaboration with UK and Switzerland.
ERC grant advances number theory research
Prof. Dr. David Loeffler’s ERC grant strengthens Swiss–EU research ties and advances number theory, highlighting cross-border scientific collaboration.
The innovation gap and advanced materials
A new report by the European Commission shows advanced materials could help the EU close innovation gaps and strengthen industrial competitiveness.
Moving from defence to long-term resilience
New EC report calls for a move beyond a narrow view of defence, aligning R&I and sustainability to strengthen long-term economic and strategic resilience.
Switzerland is associated to Horizon Europe
After four long years of exclusion, Switzerland is finally back in Horizon Europe, with full association retroactively effective from 1 January 2025.
Europe’s new spellbook for computer wizards
DigComp 3.0 introduces new priorities, learning outcomes and proficiency levels to close digital skills gaps and prepare for emerging technologies.
Connecting Swiss bioinformatics to the EU
Swiss bioinformatics excellence strengthens EU research, from cancer data platforms to genomic tools for biodiversity and conservation.
EU energy transition meets social justice
The EU’s Green Deal projects demonstrate how citizen-led initiatives can make Europe’s clean energy transition socially fair and resilient.