%0 Journal Article
%@ 0036-8075
%A Chessa, Alessandro
%A Morescalchi, Andrea
%A Pammolli, Fabio
%A Penner, Orion
%A Petersen, Alexander M.
%A Riccaboni, Massimo
%D 2013
%F eprints:1474
%I American Association for the Advancement of Science
%J Science
%N 6120
%P 650-651
%T Is Europe Evolving Toward an Integrated Research Area?
%U http://eprints.imtlucca.it/1474/
%V 339
%X Efforts toward European research and development (R&D) integration have a long history, intensifying with the Fifth Framework Programme (FP) in 1998 (1–3) and the launch of the European Research Area (ERA) initiative at the Lisbon European Council in 2000. A key component of the European Union (EU) strategy for innovation and growth (4, 5), the ERA aims to overcome national borders through directed funding, increased mobility, and streamlined innovation policies.