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The European Parliament agreed the EU’s budget for 2014-2020, as well as the final seal on the Horizon 2020 legislative deal

On balance the public thinks science and technology have a positive influence on society. But most people do not feel well-informed about the outputs of research. This gap must be bridged if Horizon 2020 is to deliver on its objectives

Debt instruments won’t work. To leverage Europe’s excellent science, the EU should back a ‘fund of funds’ to take equity in research-based spinouts, says Cambridge VC and entrepreneur Hermann Hauser in the inaugural Science|Business lecture

Breakthroughs in Horizon 2020 are a bigger role for SMEs and simplification for all. But securing the benefits hangs on implementation. Parliament must track whether SMEs really do find it easier to get funding, MEPs said in a Science|Business webcast

Europe’s open research infrastructures want to up their profile, justify their public investment and open the doors to industry

The European Commission has appointed the 15 groups of independent experts to advise on priorities for Horizon 2020, the next EU research and innovation programme.

Key documents for Horizon 2020 are circulating on the Internet. The Commission needs to put order into the timely and fair distribution of this information.

Are you hoping to apply for Horizon 2020 grants and want to know what will be funded? Draft work programmes are circulating, but it seems only some research institutes and universities have access. Science|Business provides links to the documents here

Cuts to the R&D budget for 2014 proposed by national ministers earlier this month threaten investment in knowledge, research and innovation, and could push the Horizon 2020 timetable off track, say critics