BioCentury Reports:
EC proposes new research program
The European Commission proposed a new EU research and innovation program for 2014-20 called Horizon 2020, which would have a budget of EUR 80 billion ($107 billion). The proposal includes allocations of EUR 24.6 billion ($32.8 billion) for science research in Europe, including an increase in funding of 77% to EUR 13.2 billion ($17.6 billion) for the European Research Council (ERC); EUR $13.7 billion ($18.2 billion) for industrial technology development and small and medium-sized enterprises; and EUR 31.8 billion ($42.4 billion) to address societal concerns in areas such as climate change, energy and resource scarcity, and health and aging.
The EC said Horizon 2020 will have a simpler set of rules and procedures for obtaining funding than those of previous research programs, with the goal of reducing time to funding following a grant application by about 100 days. The European Parliament and EU Council will now review the proposal, with the goal of adopting it by year end 2013. The current research program, Framework Programme 7 (FP7), has a budget of EUR 54 billion and runs from 2007-13.
EC proposes new research program
The European Commission proposed a new EU research and innovation program for 2014-20 called Horizon 2020, which would have a budget of EUR 80 billion ($107 billion). The proposal includes allocations of EUR 24.6 billion ($32.8 billion) for science research in Europe, including an increase in funding of 77% to EUR 13.2 billion ($17.6 billion) for the European Research Council (ERC); EUR $13.7 billion ($18.2 billion) for industrial technology development and small and medium-sized enterprises; and EUR 31.8 billion ($42.4 billion) to address societal concerns in areas such as climate change, energy and resource scarcity, and health and aging.
The EC said Horizon 2020 will have a simpler set of rules and procedures for obtaining funding than those of previous research programs, with the goal of reducing time to funding following a grant application by about 100 days. The European Parliament and EU Council will now review the proposal, with the goal of adopting it by year end 2013. The current research program, Framework Programme 7 (FP7), has a budget of EUR 54 billion and runs from 2007-13.
