Do Swiss moves on immigration put Human Brain Project funding at risk?

EU, Henry Markram, Human Brain Project, Switzerland 1 Minute

As readers may know, last week Switzerland put itself at potential loggerheads with the European Union over the issue of immigration. Switzerland is not a member of the EU, but is very highly integrated with Brussels over a host of issues not the least science R&D support. Here from ScienceInsider is a report that Swiss participation in Horizon 2020 funding may now be at risk. Most neuroscientist readers are aware that the huge Human Brain Project (funded at $1.6B equivalent) receives its support from Horizon 2020. And of course, it’s led by Henry Markram of EPFL (in Switzerland).

Time will tell….

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Native Angeleno, professor of Neuroscience and Public Policy at George Mason University

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