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East-West debate over research funding intensifies, as papers urge a new look at EU geography and pay rules

Coalition urges EU leaders to boost research spending in Framework Programme 9, saying the current budget in Horizon 2020 has fallen well behind rising demand

World International Property Agency says based on 2017 data, China will overtake US in three years. This is part of a shift in the geography of innovation, with almost half of all WIPO filings now coming from east Asia

An alliance with outcomes measurement body ICHOM intends to accelerate the push towards value-based care. The aim is to square the circle between the budget squeeze facing healthcare systems and paying for medical innovation coming through the pipeline

Health programme is trying to reach its potential in the face of funding challenges that may be exacerbated by Brexit

Draft roadmap for the European Open Science Cloud paves the way for a governance structure to be in place by the end of 2018. A ‘soft overlay’ will gradually pull resources across Europe into a seamless whole

European Commission President wants to double current investment in 2020s

Freeing research funder from European Commission oversight will cut red tape, UK science academy says. The idea has some broader support among scientists

A report by the European Parliament’s science and technology options assessment panel calls for the Commission and member states to put more effort into bridging the geographical divide in research and innovation

“Any VC firm will tell you – meeting people is more important than the ideas,” says EU Research Commissioner

Bernard Bigot, director-general of the world's biggest nuclear fusion project, tells Science|Business the perpetually out-of-reach energy source is finally in sight – so long as Trump does not scale back US involvement

Universities in central and eastern Europe are optimistic about competing with their counterparts in the west for Horizon 2020 funding, but say catching up is a long-term process. Grants help, but capital investment in new research infrastructure is badly needed