Euroscience was founded in 1997 by members of Europe's research community to:

• provide an open forum for debate on science and technology and research policies in Europe
• strengthen the links between science and society
• contribute to the creation of an integrated space for science and technology in Europe, linking research organisations and policies at national and EU levels; strive for a greater role of the EU in research
• influence science and technology policies.

Euroscience is a pan-European association of individuals interested in constructing scientific Europe "from the bottom-up".

Euroscience represents European scientists of all disciplines (natural sciences, mathematics, medical sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities and the arts), institutions of the public sector, universities, research institutes as well as the business and industry sector.

We are a grassroots organisation open to research professionals, science administrators, policy-makers, teachers, PhD students, post-docs, engineers, industrialists, and generally to any citizen interested in science and technology and its links with society.

We organise meetings of all sizes at the international level or at regional levels; publish position papers; and use the Internet to discuss science within a public agenda.