Nobel laureate urges Boris Johnson to commit to £80bn EU science scheme
by Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5A9AJ)
Venki Ramakrishnan says Horizon programme is vital to ensuring UK retains influence
Fears are growing the UK is on the verge of losing its place at the heart of Europe's prestigious medical and scientific research programmes because of a Brexit row.
One of the country's leading scientists has written to Boris Johnson warning of heightened concern over the EU's flagship 80bn Horizon Europe programme, which pools talent and ideas that have produced breakthroughs on everything from leukaemia treatments to hydrogen cells that fuel zero-emission buses.
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