Jun 11, 2026 – 4.12pmIndustry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres has urged researchers to have their best bids ready on the first day Australia gains access to the world’s largest shared research fund, Horizon Europe, positioning the recently signed deal as a breakthrough for the country’s innovation woes.In a keynote speech on Thursday to mark the conclusion of the agreement with the European Union for Australia to be granted “associate” membership to the fund – a feat he said may have set a world record for “fastest negotiation” – Ayres urged researchers to work together to secure funding.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Go hard early for share of $155 billion fund, Ayres tells researchers
Access to the world’s largest shared research fund, Horizon Europe, will be a game-changer for domestic research and development, according to Tim Ayres.
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