€1.25bn research funding targeted

Horizon 2020 has been called Ireland’s billion-euro opportunity.

More than 2,000 scientists and researchers have attended the Irish launch of the EU’s seven-year scientific research and innovation fund.

European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn said the total €79bn in funding was part of the EU’s plan to get people back to work by supporting jobs.