Michaelangelica Posted July 20, 2010 Report Posted July 20, 2010 Billion-euro boost to EU sciencePosted by Bob Grant[Entry posted at 20th July 2010 02:22 PM GMT]Comment on this news story European science is set for a serious shot in the arm, after the European Union's commissioner for research and innovation announced yesterday (19th July) that the EU will invest approximately €6.4 billion in research and development on the continent through 2011. Image: S. Solberg J. via WikimediaThe investment package, the largest ever infusion of funding into research activities across Europe, will create more than 165,000 jobs and help save struggling economies, said Ireland's Máire Geoghegan-Quinn in a statement. "Investment in research and innovation is the only smart and lasting way out of crisis and towards sustainable and socially equitable growth," she added. "This European package will contribute to new and better products and services, a more competitive and greener Europe, and a better society with a higher quality of life." Read more: Billion-euro boost to EU science - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences Billion-euro boost to EU science - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life SciencesBillion-euro boost to EU science - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences Quote
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