Who cares about Brussels? Apparently scientists do, with over 200,000 application forms for its €4 billion fund already downloaded. What next? Commissioner Janez Potočnik wants an EU-wide debate.
The Lisbon strategy aim of making Europe the leading knowledge-based economy remains a far-off aspiration. Now the UK wants a fresh approach to the single market to move things forward.
In the lean years since the post-genomics bust, venture funding has been hard to come by for Europe’s biotech start-ups. Now they have polished up their business models, and valuations are low, attracting investors back in.
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