More Capital than Ideas Worth Backing

What lies behind Europe’s venture capital gap with the United States, and what does it mean for EU innovation policy?

This lunch debate will present the new joint report by the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University, IPI Cercle d’Economia and EconPol/ifo Institute. The report argues that Europe’s main constraint is the limited supply of commercially scalable ideas, highlighting the role of academic excellence and leading innovation hubs, with implications for European research and innovation funding priorities.

The event will begin at 12:30 with a networking lunch, followed by the report presentation. 

Dr Andreas Schwarz, Head of Cabinet to Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commission, will comment on the findings and discuss the way forward for EU innovation policy.