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40 Years of EU Research and Innovation

To celebrate this milestone, we are sharing 40 stories to illustrate the breadth of R&I made possible through EU R&I funding and some of the results achieved over the last 40 years.

Celebrating 40 years of EU Research and Innovation

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Scientists are advancing disease prevention, diagnostics, and life-enhancing technologies.

Facts and figures

Over €280 billion invested
through successive framework programmes
Over 120 000 grants signed
with some 75 000 beneficiaries
More than 30 Nobel prizes
won by EU-funded researchers

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Research and innovation news alert: Today, the European Union and Japan reached a milestone in their cooperation as formal negotiations have been launched for Japan to join Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation programme.

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2nd EU-Serbia Joint Research and Innovation Committee meeting. On 25 November 2024, the Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation of Serbia hosted the second EU-Serbia Joint Research and Innovation Committee meeting.

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