SCAR Startup and Scaleup Task Force Report

The SCAR Startup and Scaleup Task Force, established at the request of the European Commission, has just published its final report on how Research and Innovation can better support startups, scaleups and innovation-driven businesses across agriculture, forestry, rural areas and food systems.

The report draws on evidence from 49 case studies across EU Member States and identifies a clear message: Europe has a strong R&I base and significant entrepreneurial potential, but persistent barriers continue to limit the translation of innovation into scalable market deployment.

 To address this, the Task Force puts forward six strategic recommendations, with a focus on:
- Strengthening early-stage valorisation pathways within R&I programmes;
- Bridging the "missing middle" in the innovation-to-market pathway;
- Developing dedicated scaleup financing aligned with sector specific needs;
- Strengthening research-industry-market collaboration;
- Building entrepreneurial, commercialization and regulatory preparedness skills;
- Better coordination of EU R&I instruments across the innovation journey.

A timely and valuable contribution to the EU's upcoming strategic approach to R&I for agriculture, forestry, rural areas and food systems, led by the co-chairs Siobhán Jordan and Jürgen Vangeyte! 

Read the full report HERE.