It takes time to nurture revolutionary, disruptive technology, and rather than writing off the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) after the highly critical report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA), the Commission should stand firm, renew its support and be patient, says Richard Templer, professor at Imperial College London and former director of the UK arm of EIT’s Climate-KIC.
Image: Richard Templer, UK climate researcher; Photo credit: Climate-KIC