“Europe's global share of patent applications is on par with the US and China. But only one-third of these are commercially exploited. We are roughly as good as the US at creating start-ups. But when it comes to scale-ups, we are doing much worse than our competitors.” President von der Leyen. This panel will bring together innovators and investors to debate the urgent steps Europe must take to improve access to venture capital, de-risk early-stage investments, and create cross-border innovation hubs to accelerate commercialisation.