In a controversial move, newly proposed EU defence roadmap includes a plan to allow more synergies between civilian and defence research. Possible involvement of Horizon Europe is unclear in vaguely worded document.
The European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) is collaborating with the European Commission and the EU member states to implement the new Made in Europe manufacturing partnership
European Parliament votes through a comprehensive report on cancer, setting out demands for the EU to do more to prevent, fight and research the disease that accounts for a fifth of all deaths in Europe
As Science|Business this month marks the 1000th issue of its newsletter, we republish our investigation into how and why the ERC lost its then-president in a 2020 fight over the agency’s mission. After an extensive search, molecular biologist Maria Leptin was named president in 2021. This article first appeared 29 October 2020.
Following the suspension of the country’s parliament, the Commission says contingency measures are being considered so that Tunisian researchers can still participate
Following Eric Lander’s resignation over accusations of workplace bullying, his joint roles are split between two temporary replacements, with ex-NIH head Francis Collins brought out of retirement to shore up science policy
A year after announcing its ambition to ensure secure internet connections from space, the European Commission says it will provide industry with €2.4B to spur development of Europe’s own ultra-secure quantum-encrypted broadband system to do this
As Science|Business celebrates the 1,000th issue of its newsletter this month, we republish the story below from June 2020, explaining how the Romanian government scrambled to mend relations between the EU-funded laser research facility in Bucharest and counterparts in Hungary and the Czech Republic. Some progress was made last year, but the saga is not over yet
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