site.btaInnovation Minister, EC Director General for Research and Innovation Discuss Connecting Europe's Innovation Valleys

Innovation and Growth Minister Milena Stoycheva and European Commission Director General for Research and Innovation Marc Lemaitre discussed the development of innovation in Europe at a meeting in Brussels on Friday, Stoycheva's ministry said. The two discussed the role of the entrepreneurial and start-up ecosystem in each member state in boosting EU competitiveness, the need to encourage investment in high technology and research and the commercialization of research.