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The United Kingdom has been an EMBC Member state since 1970. Life scientists in the UK are eligible for all EMBO Programmes supporting life scientists in Europe and beyond.

 

Population: 68.63 million10
R&D spending: 2.8% of GDP 7
People employed in R&D: 2.77 million 6
Patents: 3,3638
Horizon Europe funding:9
  • 4,281 organizations including 806 SMEs involved in Horizon Europe activities

  • 127 ERC principal investigators

  • 1,260 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funded researchers
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    All life scientists in the UK are eligible for the EMBO Programmes supporting life scientists in Europe and beyond.

    Find out about all EMBO funding schemes here.

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    All information as of June 2025.

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