On the 18th of March, the EU Commission decided to move towards a 28th regime for European companies, the details of which were communicated to the European Parliament. This new policy, officially called ‘EU Inc.’ is framed as a decisive step for accelerating the push for competitiveness and security in an era of change. While the European continent is bursting with innovation, as over one-fifth of all scientific publications worldwide originate in the EU, European innovative companies struggle