Responding to the annonucement of the UK re-joining the EU’s Horizon programme, Chief Executive of BusinessLDN John Dickie, said:
“This breakthrough will support the UK’s position at the cutting-edge of research and development. It also sends an important signal that we are willing to seize the wider network benefits that Horizon Europe offers – alongside funding for individual projects – from being part of a world-leading consortium of scientists, researchers and businesses.
“The previous Horizon programme led to 31,000 global collaborations, with nearly 2000 businesses from across the country benefiting directly, including many smaller firms and start-ups. Russell Group universities alone won 1400 European Research Council grants worth €1.8bn – more than the whole of France – which was only made possible due to the UK’s association with Horizon.”