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Science|Business is a communications and media firm focused on European research and innovation. With over 12 years of experience in delivering news and organizing events throughout the EU, we have developed a strong network of partnerships with universities and industries, particularly in the healthcare field. Our initiative, Science|Business Healthy Measures, receives backing from prominent organizations such as Amgen, EIT Health France, GE, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Sanofi, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, and Warwick Medical School. Representatives from these partners participate in our Steering Committee to help plan our activities, alongside observers from the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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Fate of research in competition mega-fund is no done deal

18 hours ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

Signals that the next Framework Programme will be placed in a new Competitiveness Fund are growing, with European Commission vice president Stéphane Séjourné stating this weekthat the fund would be a “coherent architecture that follows the entire life of companies from research to industrial production.” Meanwhile, a leaked structurefor the fund featured some, but not all, elements of Horizon Europe and made no mention of a separate FP10.
Widening is working, but it is too soon to celebrate, say observers

1 day ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

A recent midterm analysis of Horizon Europe contained good news about Widening, the mechanism intended to close the research and innovation gap between EU nations. It showed that the share of funding received by the 15 Widening countries increased from 9% to 14% in the first three years of Horizon Europe, and that they were involved in 58% of collaborative projects, up from 47% under Horizon 2020. But expert observers think it is too soon to celebrate.
New Competitiveness Fund may include research and innovation, Séjourné says

3 days ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

The fate of the next Framework Programme seems to have been sealed. After months of speculation around whether FP10 would be swallowed by the European Commission’s new Competitiveness Fund, Stéphane Séjourné, executive vice-president for prosperity and industrial strategy, has announced that the mega-fund will include research and innovation. “Funding for greater competitiveness is fragmented,” Séjourné said at an event organised by the EU executive on May 12.
Don’t feel guilty about poaching scientists fleeing Trump, US science body tells Europe

1 week ago | sciencebusiness.net | David Matthews

Europe should press ahead with schemes to attract US scientists wanting to escape cuts by the Trump administration, an American science body has urged, as this will preserve research areas and careers currently under attack. Several European governments, individual universities, and the EU itself have rolled out talent attraction programmes to poach disaffected US researchers.
Budget first, impact later: academic community reacts to Horizon Europe analysis

1 week ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

The academic community has pushed back against conclusions drawn from an interim evaluation of Horizon Europe, published on April 30. Where the European Commission sees evidence of sound investment, with every euro spent so far yielding up to €11 in GDP gains by 2045, university groups find the unfunded 70% of excellent research proposals as sign of limited ambition.
First assessment sets baseline for impact of AU-EU Innovation Agenda

1 week ago | sciencebusiness.net | David Matthews

African engagement in Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions is up, but other signs of stronger innovation ties will take years to show Discover the latest in research funding every Tuesday with Funding Newswire. Dive into detailed articles with our monthly or yearly subscriptions or start with a free trial NOTE: if you're a part of one of our Network member organisations, you get free access by signing up with your institutional email. Verify your eligibility here.
Macron calls for action to protect collaborative research platforms and databases

1 week ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

Europe must ensure that decades’ worth of data and knowledge are not “lost to science” at a time when Donald Trump is ransacking US research, according to French president Emmanuel Macron. Speaking at an event in Paris on May 5, he called for action to resist the loss of scientific data that does not align with the US administration’s views on subjects such as climate change and public health.
Commission touts Horizon Europe’s economic impact in interim evaluation

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | Juliette Portala

An in-house analysis by the European Commission on Horizon Europe paints an optimistic outlook for the EU research and innovation programme, as the Brussels research bubble is wondering if the programme’s successor will carry on in the same format or would be subsumed to a new European Competitiveness Fund.
US set to close office responsible for global science and technology deals

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | David Matthews |Richard Hudson

Cuts at the US Department of State could eliminate the office that negotiates science and technology agreements, including with Europe, throwing into confusion the future of global research cooperation with Washington and access for US scientists to international facilities. Three people who work for the State Department have told Science|Business that the office, which oversees nearly 60 agreements and more than 2,000 sub agreements, is set to be eliminated.
UK and Switzerland to gain access to ‘strategic’ Horizon Europe calls

2 weeks ago | sciencebusiness.net | Martin Greenacre |David Matthews

Researchers and companies in the UK, Switzerland and other countries associated to Horizon Europe are set to have access to a greater number of calls in strategic areas like quantum and space, under the 2025 Horizon work programmes pre-published last week.