Science|Business Bulletin No. 810

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Bringing together industry, research and policy

21 Jan 2020

EU makes move to ban use of facial recognition systems

Experts want to see restrictions on systems they say are error-ridden, invasive and – in the wrong hands – authoritarian

Companies call for more R&D funding to help Europe keep up with China

In new report, European business association warns of EU falling behind in global innovation race, as China’s state-led economy soars ahead

Drug resistance on the rise despite pharma companies move to curb overselling antibiotics

Low profitability of antibiotics means fight against drug resistance relies on a handful of companies

Israeli startup helps EU power up with renewable energy

The Horizon 2020 programme plugged Synvertec into powerful European energy partnerships

News byte

UK tech venture capital breaks record in 2019

tech-nation

UK venture capital investment in tech companies surpassed $13 billion in 2019, outperforming Germany and France combined. According to data analysed by Tech Nation, venture capital going into tech companies based in the UK accounted for one third of total investment in Europe in 2019. Read more

EU makes move to ban use of facial recognition systems

Companies call for more R&D funding to help Europe keep up with China

Drug resistance on the rise despite pharma companies move to curb overselling antibiotics

Israeli startup helps EU power up with renewable energy

The digital challenge: Building the talent pipeline

Presidents Dinner

Horizon Europe: The case for association

Horizon 2050 : Towards a greener, smarter world

Bridge the gap: Strengthening prevention and treatment in mental health

• Guild vice presidents discuss Green Deal at the European Commission

• EIB and BBVA provide €600M to support SMEs

• Trinity and UPS announce 5-year sustainability partnership

• KU Leuven's Vice Rector calls for broader commitment to university development cooperation

• Huawei: 2020 ‘make or break’ for EU 5G leadership

• KTH researchers look at how AI will affect UN goals for climate, development and global stability