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Nature 440, 8-9 (2 March 2006) | doi:10.1038/440008b; Published online 1 March 2006

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Scepticism greets EU plan for virtual institute

Quirin Schiermeier

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Boosting innovation will take serious cash, say critics.

Plans announced last week to create a European Institute of Technology (EIT) have received a lukewarm reception from the scientific community.The new body is being touted as the European counterpart of the US Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).