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EU action needed to stop the world running out of antibiotics

As WHO warns the antibiotics pipeline does not address the threat of bacterial resistance, the EU must step up and do more to galvanise R&D, accelerate innovation and help shape a coordinated global response to the impending crisis

21 Sep 2017

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Amazon to open machine learning R&D centre in Barcelona

Amazon expects to create 100 new highly qualified job positions in this new research centre The recruitment process is already underway and interested candidates can apply here and here.

20 Sep 2017

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Government R&D institutions in Europe dominate top 25 global innovators

A league table of the 25 world-leading government research bodies lists nine from Europe, with France’s CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) and Germany’s Fraunhofer Society topping the list

09 Mar 2016

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Irish government to double R&D funding to €5B

A new science strategy promises more money for basic research, more post-docs and a commitment to joining CERN.

10 Dec 2015

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Collaborative R&D centres are the key to bringing research to market

To stop publicly-funded research sinking in the valley of death, it is essential to bring industry and universities together in centres dedicated to commercialisation, according to Mike Gregory and Roman Szumski, experts from the UK and Canada

15 Oct 2015

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Corporate R&D spending in Europe slows, Commission says

In 2013, the growth rate of private R&D investment in Europe fell to 2.9 per cent, due to falling corporate profits and a weak pharma and tech sector

04 Dec 2014

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Juncker investment plan broadly endorsed despite concerns about R&D cuts

Although there is backing for the €315B Fund for Strategic Investment, researchers are worried about loss of the Horizon 2020 money that will be diverted to service the scheme

26 Nov 2014

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Science groups campaign against proposed €1B cut to R&D funding

Pressure builds on EU member states to agree a budget for 2015 that minimises hurt for researchers

04 Nov 2014

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EARTO presents two key reccomendations for Europe's future Research and innovation policy

350 European RTOs Responding to Today’s Innovation Emergency: EARTO Presents Two Key Recommendations for Europe’s Future Research and Innovation Policy to Allow Smarter & Sustainable Growth Through Innovation.

16 Oct 2014

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Don’t let the knowledge society dilute research quality in Europe’s universities

Sweden has a reputation for great research – but policy leaders there are sounding an alarm about a decline in quality. A new study has implications for policy makers across Europe.

09 Jan 2013

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EU action needed to stop the world running out of antibiotics

Amazon to open machine learning R&D centre in Barcelona

Government R&D institutions in Europe dominate top 25 global innovators

Irish government to double R&D funding to €5B

Collaborative R&D centres are the key to bringing research to market

Corporate R&D spending in Europe slows, Commission says

Juncker investment plan broadly endorsed despite concerns about R&D cuts

Science groups campaign against proposed €1B cut to R&D funding

EARTO presents two key reccomendations for Europe's future Research and innovation policy

Don’t let the knowledge society dilute research quality in Europe’s universities

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