One part of the challenge is that while Europe and the United States invest similar amounts in their public-sector science bases, the Union has nearly three times as many public-sector researchers, resulting in significantly lower investment per researcher.
cé go n-infheistíonn an Eoraip agus na Stáit Aontaithe thart ar an oiread céanna airgid ina mboinn eolaíochta san earnáil phoiblí, tá beagnach trí oiread líon na dtaighdeoirí ag obair san earnáil phoiblí san Aontas ná mar atá i SAM, rud a fhágann go bhfaigheann taighdeoirí i bhfad níos lú infheistíochta, in aghaidh an taighdeora, san Eoraip.