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2 days ago · Assessing the Trump factor in US science: fear and uncertainty. US academics debate Trump’s impact on R&D: budget cuts, visa limits – but perhaps some transatlantic cooperation. No ‘cause for panic’. 07 Nov 2024. R&D Policy. The Horizon Europe leaks: EU plans €438M for democracy, economics and culture research in 2025.
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Nov 6, 2024 · Assessing the Trump factor in US science: fear and uncertainty. US academics debate Trump’s impact on R&D: budget cuts, visa limits – but perhaps some transatlantic cooperation. No ‘cause for panic’. 07 Nov 2024. R&D Policy. The Horizon Europe leaks: EU plans €438M for democracy, economics and culture research in 2025.
Number of scientists worldwide reaches 8.8M, as global …
Jun 14, 2021 · Global R&D spending grew faster than the economy between 2014 and 2018 as countries around the world turned to research to bring on the green and digital transitions, says a new UNESCO report. Worldwide, science spending increased by 19% over the four years, while the number of scientists grew by 13.7% to 8.8 million. Since the start of 2020, the COVID-19 crisis further boosted this trend.
Competitiveness is key to Europe’s health security
23 hours ago · Competitiveness is key to Europe’s health security. To strengthen its health R&D pipelines and prepare for the next health crisis, Europe needs to balance security concerns with greater industrial competitiveness. As the COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrated, health is an integral part of Europe’s security. That principle underpinned a ...
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Oct 31, 2024 · EIC to launch €300M call to scale up strategic technologies. The European Innovation Council would double its equity investments, putting up to €30M each into tech and biotech companies, draft plan says. 24 Oct 2024. R&D Policy. Commission plans €1.47B for industry R&D to bolster tech autonomy.
Pro tip: study EU policy to understand research programming
2 days ago · Pro tip: study EU policy to understand research programming. Horizon Europe is becoming increasingly policy- and market-driven. Here are some lessons to be learnt from leaked 2025 work programmes. The Berlaymont building in Brussels houses the headquarters of the European Commission, Photo credits: Fred Romero / Flickr.
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Jan 16, 2020 · Balancing the scales in healthcare: winners and losers from COVID-19. The life science industry is all hands on deck in the race to develop vaccines, therapies and diagnostics in the fight against coronavirus. But while some prosper, many in the sector are forced to halt clinical trials and mothball labs. 14 Apr 2020. Health.
Funding on the rise for alternative protein research
2 days ago · Public and nonprofit funding for research into alternative proteins that have the potential to meet the increasing demand for meat whilst making the food system more sustainable, is growing at pace in Europe, with an average increase of 70% each year since 2020. This will see funding for research into environmentally friendly substitutes for ...
The Widening - Science|Business
Oct 23, 2024 · The Widening tracks R&D growth and challenges in central and eastern Europe, science and technology (S&T) investment opportunities in the region, and the people, policies and programmes behind it all. It targets R&D leadership – public and private – in central and eastern Europe, as well as those in Brussels and other western capitals eager …