The JRC’s Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC) provided statistical support to the ninth edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), published on 17 March by the European Commission. The EIS 2009 shows that the current economic crisis may be hampering the progress in innovation performances achieved by most EU Member States up till 2008. Member States with lower levels of innovation performance seem to be the worst hit, potentially reversing the convergence process witnessed over recent years. The latest statistics show also that the EU is no longer catching up with the US in innovation performance, although it maintains a clear lead over emerging economies.