UK rejoins Horizon Europe
Britain’s life science community is celebrating the country’s return to the EU Horizon Europe research programme, which was announced on 7 September 2023.
Britain’s life science community is celebrating the country’s return to the EU Horizon Europe research programme, which was announced on 7 September 2023.
Roadblocks from the EU, and the UK government’s determination to get a ‘fair settlement’ on associate membership, are harming international collaborative research programmes and, ultimately, patients’ access to innovative treatments and devices.
While the UK science sector remains committed to association with the international research programme Horizon Europe, the British government has announced its own alternative, which would be implemented if negotiations falter.
The recently announced Windsor Framework seeks to restore Northern Ireland’s position as part of the UK and thereby undo the political, economic and societal challenges brought about by two years under the Northern Ireland Protocol. As over 1,700 pages of EU law will no longer apply in the region, what will be the situation for medicines supply once the deal goes through, and how will greater cooperation with the EU impact research and innovation under Horizon Europe?