Skip to main content
Research and innovation
40 Years of EU Research and Innovation

To celebrate this milestone, we are sharing 40 stories to illustrate the breadth of R&I made possible through EU R&I funding and some of the results achieved over the last 40 years.

Celebrating 40 years of EU Research and Innovation

Fair Europe video thumbnail
Scientists are advancing disease prevention, diagnostics, and life-enhancing technologies.

Facts and figures

Over €280 billion invested
through successive framework programmes
Over 120 000 grants signed
with some 75 000 beneficiaries
More than 30 Nobel prizes
won by EU-funded researchers

Latest

  • News article

The European Commission launches the second call for EU Bioeconomy Youth Ambassadors aiming to raise awareness about the sustainable circular bioeconomy and engage with youth communities on the opportunities that bioeconomy offers for our society.

  • 2 min read
  • News article

Research and innovation news alert: David Baker, a pioneering researcher who has received financial support from the European Commission, has been named one of the 2024 Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry.

  • 2 min read

Upcoming events

  • Conferences and summits
  • Friday 6 September 2024, 21:00 - Thursday 10 October 2024, 17:00 (CEST)
  • Brussels, Belgium