Does Europe invest enough in R&D?
The objective of Europe's Framework Programme was to invest 3% of its GDP into Research & Development. It only reached 2.03% so far, behind China (2.11%) and far behind the…
The objective of Europe's Framework Programme was to invest 3% of its GDP into Research & Development. It only reached 2.03% so far, behind China (2.11%) and far behind the…
The European Parliament voted to assign a budget of €4.1 billion to the military research during Horizon Europe (2021-2027). With around €500 million a year, the military research spending would…
The European Commissioner Günther H. Oettinger proposed to add €100 million for research and students mobility to the 2019 budget. If this proposal gets the agreement of the European Parliament…
The Italian nanobiologist Mauro Ferrari will replace Jean-Pierre Bourguignon at the head of the European Research Council. He will officially become the new president in January 2020. Mauro Ferrari is…
The European Commission presented a diagram showing the collaboration between the different H2020 partners. It is interesting to note that most of the 13 "newer" EU-Members and most of the…
A new microscope was developed by European scientists which will allow to show 3D images of very fast biological processes, such as the blood moving through the heart chambers, and…
A new study from Material Economics states that zero-emission EU industry is "within reach", but costly. Heavy industry such as cement, chemicals and steel still rely a lot on fossil…
The EU Research commissioner Carlos Moedas wants a "mission on cancer" during the next Framework Programme, Horizon Europe. We estimate that there will be 22 million new cases of cancer…
While the implementation of Horizon Europe was voted by the European Parliament with a broad majority, it is more than a third of its budget which will be dedicated to…
These are the words of Carlos Moedas to Science Business. The EU Research Commissioner does not imagine Horizon 2020 without the participation of the UK, even with the Brexit. The…