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Commission launches Apply AI and AI in Science strategies with about €1bn
See how this story connectsThe European Commission published the Apply AI Strategy and the AI in Science Strategy on 8 October 2025. Apply AI targets adoption in sectors including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, energy, mobility, manufacturing, defence and the public sector, with around €1 billion mobilised, AI-powered screening centres for healthcare and a Frontier AI initiative. The science strategy sets up RAISE, a virtual institute pooling AI resources for research.
Why it matters
Companies and public bodies in named EU sectors gained targeted funding and testing support.
- When
- 8 Oct 2025
- ID
WTA-N-2025-0072- Where
- European Union
- Who
- European Commission; Ursula von der Leyen
Summary by wheresthe.ai, from European Commission press release IP/25/2299 and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.
Source copy: download the page text as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.
Data to measure this
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- Crunchbase company and funding dataCrunchbase · paidPrivate company profiles, funding rounds and acquisitions.
- Dealroom AI sector dataDealroom.co · paidAI start-ups, unicorns and venture funding by country, city, stage and sub-sector.
Cite this story
WTA-N-2025-0072: “Commission launches Apply AI and AI in Science strategies with about €1bn.” wheresthe.ai, 8 Oct 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/eu-apply-ai-strategy-2025-10/ (source: European Commission press release IP/25/2299).
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