Unlocking the potential of dual-use research and innovation

Recognising the importance of dual-use technologies as well as the challenges specifically related to their implementation in EUfunded projects, this report offers insights with concrete examples and case studies on how dual-use research and innovation can work in practice. It provides evidence and facts on opportunities and challenges related to civil-defence synergies; it uncovers practical implementation of dual-use research and innovation within the perspective of research performing organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups and scale-ups; and puts forward international examples and benchmarks on policy strategies and funding programmes supporting dual-use research and innovation.