Dr Neil Hudson MP has welcomed the Government securing access to Horizon Europe and Copernicus.
Horizon will give UK companies and research institutions opportunities to lead global work to develop new technologies and research projects, in areas from health to AI.
The Prime Minister secured improved financial terms of association to protect British taxpayers, allowing international collaboration for UK scientists and research institutions.
The EU originally froze membership for the UK during post-Brexit Northern Ireland negotiations.
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Horizon Europe is a €95.5 billion research and innovation programme bringing continental leaders together to tackle international challenges such as cancer rates, climate change and the loss of nature.
Dr Neil Hudson MP said: “In science and medicine, collaboration is key, and this agreement once more puts our world leading UK research sector at the heart of global innovation.
“We are blessed with an abundance of brilliant scientific minds in this country.
“Today’s deal is proof that the world is crying out to collaborate with our scientific community and deliver on some of the greatest challenges of our time.”
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