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Parliament’s first response to Horizon 2020
Members of the European Parliament assess the strengths and weaknesses - and question aspects of the Commission’s Horizon 2020 plan
MEPs want a more bottom-up approach for Horizon 2020
Brussels should deal only with the broad overarching strategy of the EU’s R&D agenda, with new scientific steering committees appointed to see to the details, key MEPs tell Science|Business
European Parliament to demand more control over Horizon 2020
EU lawmakers want leading figures in Europe’s research and innovation programmes to make regular appearances before Parliament, influential MEPs tell Science|Business
Reform of clinical trials directive must be future-proof
Europe’s attempt to unify rules on clinical trials in the 2001 Directive is widely acknowledged to be a disaster. After years of debate, the Commission’s proposals for reform are getting a favourable reception, but it is critical the new regulation takes account of emerging technologies
Don’t let the EU lose the battle of innovation
Under-investing in R&D is not a symptom of the economic crisis, but lies at its root cause. Horizon 2020 must be fuelled with sufficient funding to become Europe’s development engine for the future, says Ioannis Tsoukalas, MEP
Don’t put the kibosh on innovation
The European Medicines Agency’s thumbs-down for rare disease treatment Glybera flies in the face of Commission policy. It’s also against the wishes of the European Parliament, and the impetus DG Sanco is putting into Orphan Drugs. Worse still, it’s bad for patients and kills innovation. By Nuala Moran.
European Parliament Archive
Reform of clinical trials directive must be future-proof
Europe’s attempt to unify rules on clinical trials in the 2001 Directive is widely acknowledged to be a disaster. After years of debate, the Commission’s proposals for reform are getting a favourable reception, but it is critical the new regulation takes account of emerging technologies
Parliament’s first response to Horizon 2020
Members of the European Parliament assess the strengths and weaknesses - and question aspects of the Commission’s Horizon 2020 plan
MEPs want a more bottom-up approach for Horizon 2020
Brussels should deal only with the broad overarching strategy of the EU’s R&D agenda, with new scientific steering committees appointed to see to the details, key MEPs tell Science|Business
European Parliament to demand more control over Horizon 2020
EU lawmakers want leading figures in Europe’s research and innovation programmes to make regular appearances before Parliament, influential MEPs tell Science|Business
MEPs propose moving the EIT to Strasbourg (and Parliament to Brussels)
Strasbourg should become the EU’s innovation capital, say MEPs. The proposal is an attempt to break the deadlock with France about the seat of the European Parliament
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Innovation in Progress - Science|Business Network
Cox and Kwasniewski to monitor Tymoshenko legal case on behalf of EU Parliament
A member of the Science|Business Innovation Board and the former president of Poland are to follow former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's court proceedings
Horizon 2020: Special Coverage
Horizon 2020 Special Coverage
Events
Smarter Data for Europe: Live webcast with Vice-President Neelie Kroes
The development of ‘Big Data’ applications and e-infrastructure can stimulate a new wave of economic and social progress.
Park Royal, Brussels - 23 May 2013
Academic Enterprise Awards (ACES) 2013
The ACES - Academic Enterprise Awards - are the only pan-European awards for spin-out companies emerged from European universities and public...
European Parliament, Brussels - 04 June 2013
Innovation Intelligence
Unlocking the value of Personalised Healthcare in Europe
This new study shows ICT investments could cut healthcare costs for key ailments by more than 35%.
Bigger and Simpler: A short guide to the EU's €80 billion Horizon 2020 programme
A two-year political fight formally began in Brussels on 30 November with the publication of the European Commission's plan for Horizon 2020, its omnibus R&D programme. It promises less red tape, broader benefits, and more jobs and economic growth.
Biofuels: The Next Generation
Key ideas and recommendations to accelerate the deployment of sustainable biofuels have emerged at the second in a series of three high-level academic policy debates on the energy R&D challenge, The Energy Difference
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