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EU attempts to stop science brain drain
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The EU is losing out to the US when it comes to attracting and keeping scientific research talent.
400,000 Europeans working in the Science and Technology (S&T) sector are employed in the US. Moreover, 75 percent of EU-born PhD holders choose to stay in the US after completing their PhD, attracted by better employment prospects
In short, a trans-Atlantic 'brain drain' is robbing the EU of some of its best scientific potential.
And the trend is getting worse. A recent European Commission report states that "lost human capital" has increased from 49 percent in 1990 to 73 percent in 1999.