06.1 Mobilising Europe’s R&D talent pool Europe has some of the world’s leading research centres, and the talent coming out of these centres has increasing entrepreneurial ambitions. The trend is clearly upward. “ Europe is in the early days of tapping its R&D talent pool. There are still barriers here with regards to tech transfer and IP, access to funding to scale capital-intensive, research-based businesses, and to some degree, a perception barrier around the feasibility of ‘commercially-driven,’ non-academic careers. However, this is changing. The good news is that Europe has some of the world’s leading research centers, and the talent coming out of these Irina Haivas centers has increasing entrepreneurial ambitions. The trend is Atomico clearly upward.” Looking at the clusters of scientists and engineers relative to the overall population size of different countries, the Looking at the clusters of scientists and engineers relative to the overall population size of different countries, the highest density communities can be found in the Nordics and Switzerland. The Nordics have the highest density of researchers per capita. highest density communities can be found in the Nordics and Switzerland. Looking at the clusters of scientists and engineers relative to the overall population size of different countries, the highest density communities can be found in the Nordics and Switzerland. Share of scientists and engineers in total Share of scientists and engineers in total population population Share of scientists and engineers in total population LEGEND LEGEND upto 4.50 upto 4.50 LEGEND 3.50 to 4.00 upto 4.50 3.50 to 4.00 3.00 to 3.50 3.50 to 4.00 2.50 to 3.00 3.00 to 3.50 3.00 to 3.50 2.00 to 2.50 2.50 to 3.00 2.50 to 3.00 1.50 to 2.00 2.00 to 2.50 2.00 to 2.50 1.00 to 1.50 1.50 to 2.00 0.50 to 1.00 1.50 to 2.00 1.00 to 1.50 upto 0.50 1.00 to 1.50 0.50 to 1.00 upto 0.50 0.50 to 1.00 upto 0.50 Note: Eurostat Scientists and engineers refer to persons with scienti c or technological training who are engaged in professional work on Note: science and technology. Data is sourced from Eurostat and Scientists and engineers refer to persons with scienti c or gathered by CERN. Latest data is 2017. technological training who are engaged in professional work on science and technology. Data is sourced from Eurostat and gathered by CERN. Latest data is 2017. Source: Eurostat Source: Eurostat Note: Scientists and engineers refer to persons with scientiïc or Source: Eurostat The openness and the sharing of “ CERN’s natural environment is about collaboration and openness. technological training who are engaged in professional work on By pooling together resources, brainpower and complementary science and technology. Data is sourced from Eurostat and expertise, CERN creates unique value that opens new doors for all. information is something, I presume, gathered by CERN. Latest data is 2017. The result is more than the sum of what its Member States could tech companies will have to do more create nationally, and so the benefit is more than a financial one. For of in the future and hopefully they can this to work, CERN collaborates with a large number of partners and I believe this is something start-ups can learn from. learn from CERN in that regard. CERN has developed a collaborative model of working which is very special and its governance has proven it is capable of extraordinary advances in science and technology since its creation in 1954. The Giovanni Anelli Large Hadron Collider and the discovery of the Higgs boson are European Organization for Nuclear concrete examples that highlight the success of this international Research (CERN) collaboration. The openness and the sharing of information is something, I presume, tech companies will have to do more of in the future and hopefully they can learn from CERN in that regard.” & 85 In Partnership with www.thestateofeuropeantech.com