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Welcome to the weekly Science|Business roundup of the most significant news in R&D policy and funding, tailored for our LinkedIn audience.?

This week, a new survey unveils hidden costs of EU-Hungary tussle over research funding. Hungarian scientists face uphill battle to regain the trust of international partners after Horizon Europe funding ban?

Over in Germany, a €13M cut threatens the country’s international scientific collaborations. Academics are speaking out against planned cuts to the German Academic Exchange Service in the draft budget for 2025.?

Meanwhile, in China, new export rules make research collaboration riskier. Beijing’s tools to stop technology leaving the country could be deployed against foreign research partners, think tank argues?

In funding news, we open with a story on potential new multi-million-euro prizes for renewable technology inventors. As European Commission mulls over the idea, David Matthews gives us the details on the proposed funding stream.?

Amid the escalating mpox outbreak, this week’s Funding Radar looks at pandemic preparedness research funding calls that are open in the EU, Norway, UK, Canada and US.?

From France, we hear a call to equip academics with skills to guard their independence and avoid research bias when working on industrial research projects. Researchers are susceptible to diverse forms of influence and a national ethics committee is recommending ways to counter this.?

Over in Germany, we hear from the innovation agency Sprind, which makes the case for reforming current R&D funding models to incentivise the private sector to take up urgent challenges, such as the development of antiviral drugs. Effective antivirals could prevent $28.2 trillion of global losses in the next pandemic, according to the agency.???

Finally, Insider’s View has an interview with the CEO of LightSolver, a start-up developing a novel, all-optical supercomputer, which the company hopes to bring to the market by leveraging newly secured EU funding.?

Policy Bulletin

New survey unveils hidden costs of EU-Hungary tussle over research funding

Hungarian scientists face uphill battle to regain the trust of international partners after Horizon Europe funding ban. Click here to read more

Chinese export rules make collaboration riskier, researchers warned

Beijing’s tools to stop technology leaving the country could be deployed against foreign research partners, think tank argues. Click here to read more

€13M cut threatens Germany's international scientific collaborations

Academics are speaking out against planned cuts to the German Academic Exchange Service in the draft budget for 2025. Click here to read more

Funding Newswire

Commission mulls prizes for renewable energy innovation

Millions of euros could be up for grabs for teams that can demonstrate viable technologies, from lithium extraction to synthetic fuels. Click here to read more

Funding Radar: This week’s round up of calls for proposals in pandemic preparedness

Here’s a list of funding opportunities in the EU, Norway, UK, Canada, and US. Click here to read more

Call for academics to be trained to avoid pressure from private research partners

Measures are needed to ensure public-private partnerships generate ‘knowledge free of bias’ says French ethics body. Click here to read more

Early access to innovative antivirals could save trillions, new report says

German innovation agency makes a case for a new funding model for innovations with high societal value but big financial risks. Click here to read more

How one start-up secured European Innovation Council funding

LightSolver is building a novel, all-optical supercomputer and hoping EU funding can help bring it to the market. Click here to read more

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