Panel: EU’s Tech Problem: Why We Win at Research but Fail at Commercialisation

Europe is rich in scientific excellence, engineering talent and breakthrough ideas, yet consistently struggles to turn invention into globally scaled technology companies. The real challenge often lies not in ideas but in the connections between research, startups, industry and capital that turn breakthroughs into markets. As ecosystems begin to experiment with new models of collaboration between corporates, innovators and public institutions, the question becomes how Europe can close the gap between discovery and scale, and ensure its inventions grow into global champions rather than acquisition targets.