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Researchers are hopeful about the impact of Horizon Europe on the EU research landscape but criticise the paperwork, according to a Science|Business survey

In a further move away from the Trump era, the Biden White House has announced a range of initiatives and visa tweaks to increase predictability and clarity for highly educated immigrants

Relief is on the way, with up to €200M per year extra for R&D funding from 2024. But before that there is a risk budgets will fall in 2023, the University of Helsinki vice-rector tells Science|Business

Sweden has banned Chinese vendor Huawei from its network, but Hungary has not. With networks so entwined, such discrepancies could imperil the whole single market. European legislation may be required to prevent this

The EMA has also announced a plan to expedite study set-up on the back of the Clinical Trials Regulation, coming into force at the end of this month. But beneath the rhetoric of Brexit deregulation, the UK does not want to diverge from international peers

Among its proposals is an EU system for awarding joint degrees. But stakeholders doubt member states will give up national competences in higher education in order to deliver this

Austria’s decision to ratify the provisional implementation of the Unitary Patent Court agreement ends a decade-long deadlock. After a run in period the full launch of the single patent is expected in the next 12 months

It’s currently shut out of international research in Horizon Europe, but Switzerland is now a member of the €1.9B project to build the world’s largest telescope, becoming the first non-founder country to join the club

New government aims to make the country a leader in quantum computing, following inauguration at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre of the world’s most powerful quantum machine, developed by Canada’s D-Wave Systems

European Commission’s guidebook follows a number of policy initiatives in other western countries aimed at fighting technology espionage

Economy minister says the ‘planets are aligned’ to ease EU dependence on imports from China. But meagre R&D investment and a lack of raw materials could hold back France’s ambitious industrial agenda for its Council presidency

A new round of €384M in Canadian grants wins applause from the R&D community, but also questions about how fast science and technology budgets can keep growing

A report commissioned by the ITRE committee says small companies should tap EU funds to develop new products and services, strengthening Europe’s space industry and reinforcing its global competitiveness

The incumbents of the aerospace industry are lagging behind free-thinking new entrants when it comes to meeting climate change targets