British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) David Davis | Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images UK to set out wish list of EU science programs post-Brexit No mention of the price the UK would be willing to pay to remain part of the schemes.

LONDON — The U.K. will on Wednesday set out a raft of research and innovation programs it wants to remain part of after Brexit, insisting continued collaboration with the European Union is "crucial."

In a note to journalists ahead of the publication of a paper on science and innovation, the U.K. government said it would remain a "hub" for international talent and seek to continue to recognize professional qualifications.

But the briefing note did not include details of the price the U.K. would be willing to pay to remain part of the schemes — something which is likely to be a major sticking point in negotiations.

Britain has been a major beneficiary of EU research programs and U.K. researchers take home a sixth of funds available through the EU's Horizon 2020 scheme. The U.K. will "seek to explore options for future collaboration," including through the European Medicines Agency and EU framework programs, the briefing note said.

The paper will also address the future of joint nuclear fusion research, including the Oxfordshire-based Joint European Torus (JET) project, which is funded by the Euratom Research and Training program and supports 1,300 U.K. jobs, and the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France, which has generated over £450 million worth of contracts for U.K. business.

The U.K. will cite precedents of non-EU countries taking part in EU schemes such as Galileo and Copernicus — the EU's satellite navigation and earth observation space programs — as it builds its case for continued collaboration.

After Brexit the U.K. will also work through international organizations such as the EUREKA network, which helps SMEs carry out research across borders, and European particle physics platform CERN, the briefing note said.

In accompanying quotes, Brexit Secretary David Davis said the paper sent a clear message to the research and innovation community that "we value their work and we feel it is crucial that we maintain collaboration with our European partners after we exit."

“We want to attract the brightest minds to the U.K. to build on the already great work being done across the country to ensure that our future is bright and we grow this important sector,” he said.

Science Minister Jo Johnson added that it was in the U.K. and Europe's "mutual benefit" to maintain a successful partnership, and the paper outlined the U.K.'s desire to have a "full and open discussion with the EU to shape our joint future."

Allie Renison, head of EU and trade policy at the Institute of Directors, said the IoD had "long argued that the government should spell out its objectives in this space, even if it will take some negotiation to achieve them, and warrant continued payments into the EU budget to maximize our access to them."

But she warned putting controls on free movement of people had had consequences for Switzerland's continued participation in EU initiatives.

"We call on both the U.K. and EU to prioritize flexibility in their respective approaches to these policy areas," she said.