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View€57bn pharma takeover given EU green light

European Commission approves AbbVie’s takeover of Ireland’s Allergan, subject to conditions

ViewPatent office president expects unitary patent in 2020

Judge indicates ratification hurdle will be cleared within months

ViewDefence and space agencies team up on drones and AI

Collaboration set to deepen as space grows in importance for defence and security

ViewUK maintains dominance of ERC innovator awards

Departing country’s haul of European Research Council Proof of Concept awards dwarfs remaining nations’

ViewRegional innovation programmes ‘should work together better’

EU funding for regions and innovation communities overlaps in ends and means, researchers note

ViewThe year in graphics

Our favourite maps and graphs of the year, and the stories they featured in

ViewEuropean companies’ R&D spending ‘growing too slowly’

Big EU companies are increasing their R&D spending, but not as much as foreign rivals

ViewERC to tweak assessment process for Horizon Europe

Changes to panels designed to keep pace with shifts in science

ViewCommission: we need ‘record’ R&D spending and strategic plan

Importance of research to EU’s green growth ambitions stressed in annual spending plan

ViewDefence research spending falling far short

Europe’s spending on defence research and technology still less than half the agreed target

ViewHorizon launches last Swafs call worth €63.2m

Science with and for society stream includes proposals on gender and citizen science

ViewPresidency plows ahead on cuts despite research outcry

Proposal to cut Horizon Europe budget moves ahead amid objections from Parliament and R&D sector

ViewEU climate initiative calls for reform of venture capital

Network wants climate-friendly ways for financiers to value companies

ViewGermany triumphs in latest €600m tranche of ERC grants

European Research Council shares money between 301 researchers to strengthen teams in 24 countries

ViewGraphene flagship launches more prototype projects

Industry-led projects will receive nearly €100m from industry and EU

ViewEuropean companies win €3.2bn for battery research

Seven member states on board for ‘first truly pan-European battery consortium’

ViewUniversity heads welcome proposed role in Green Deal

Commission push could boost role of institutes and students in fight against climate change

ViewEIT opens its doors on Tel Aviv office

Innovation institute cuts ribbon on Israeli branch site

ViewEuropean Space Agency reveals space debris removal plans

ClearSpace-1 mission will be first orbital clean-up attempt, says ESA

ViewCompanies share spoils in EIC’s largest ever funding round

European Innovation Council invests over €270m via grants and share purchases

ViewEuropean Universities discussion pushes beyond EU borders

University heads mulling future alliances in Africa and Asia for pilot scheme

ViewCall for easing of state R&D support rules

Research institutes want Commission to revise rules for state subsidy

ViewEU’s innovation institute hikes spending in 2020

EIT plans to spend over €500m next year

ViewUniversity world mourns death of ‘Father of Erasmus’

Domenico Lenarduzzi shaped scheme that has sent millions of students across Europe

View‘Narrow window’ left for green transition, EU agency warns

European Environment Agency says majority of union’s targets are not on track

ViewPaquet downplays budget concerns

EU’s R&D chief emphasises ‘no cuts’ have been made yet

View‘Count on me’ new research commissioner tells ERC

Gabriel calls on community to defend European Research Council budget in maiden speech

ViewResearch organisations rubbish EU plans for personnel costs

EU R&D programme should stick to reimbursing hourly rates, research groups say

ViewEU presidency proposes €2.6bn cut to Horizon Europe

Proposal, which has already attracted criticism, would also slash defence R&D fund in half

ViewCouncil adopts position on Horizon Europe links

Ministers agree how they want EU’s R&D and other programmes to work together