There is horse trading ahead, but Bert De Colvenaer, head of the EU’s €5B electronics and systems partnership is pleased to see the successor project taking shape. Industry wants a bigger budget and for larger companies to continue to get public funding
An online shop window aims to link recipients of proof of concept grants with business angels interested in adding cash and expertise to take projects forward
IMI has involved patients in its projects and activities since the beginning. Now, IMI is creating a pool of patient experts to strengthen the role and voice of patients in IMI activities at strategic and operational levels.
Gunnar Bovim, rector at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, wants to combat the brain drain from developing countries. They need expertise more than we do, he says
Dutch university – bottom of the league on gender equality in the Netherlands – is making a bold move to deal with the imbalance. “I hope our example will be followed by others,” says university president Robert-Jan Smits
Dag-Inge Ulstein, Norway’s minister for international development, says there will be more support for renewable projects, as he urges other donors not to reduce overseas aid
Molecular biologist and former rector, now turned MP, Marianne Synnes Emblemsvåg talks to Science|Business about making parliament a more research-friendly place
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