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Politics torpedo biotech as EU priority

Ambitious plans by the European Commission (EC) to double research spending during 2007–2013 were quietly shelved during the run-up to a political summit of EU heads of state on June 15–16.

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Sheridan, C. Politics torpedo biotech as EU priority. Nat Biotechnol 23, 766–767 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0705-766

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