@paoloredaelli @EU_Commission @delta It can be part of the solution. The main one would be a clause in the contract that says the equivalent of “by receiving this funding you agree to not take private equity for this product”.
As I said at the EU Parliament, “why are we acting like an unpaid research and development department for Silicon Valley?” Replace “Silicon Valley” with private equity or venture capital if you want a more universal quote. The point holds.
Public funds? Public tools.