After nearly a year of planning, EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas is moving toward building his European Innovation Council (EIC) around an existing funding programme for small companies, and creating a new business-only policy advisory group.
According to Science|Business sources, EU officials presented a preliminary plan to a group of Commissioners at a breakfast meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. The EIC topic is also on the agenda at a meeting of member state research ministers Friday.
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