EU invites firms to take €5m helpings from €800m health research pot
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The European Commission has announced the EU's largest ever investment under its Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), member states having pooled €8.1 billion to fund research and innovation. Some 10% of the total budget or €819 million is earmarked for healthcare, the second-largest allocation behind IT and Communication.