This week in Europe in brief: Eurostars agrees way forward; ERC makes 3,000th grant; UK parliament probes EU research policies; European patent applications up in 2012; ESA and NASA cooperate on human space flight.
Eurostars agrees way forward
National funders promised to align their support mechanisms for Eurostars, an EU programme for research-intensive small businesses, at a Brussels meeting on 9 January. The funders also pledged to reduce the time it takes for money to be paid out, and to make the funding arrangements more flexible. Eurostars, which was created under Framework 7, will be continued under Horizon 2020.
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