An overview of China’s rapid S&T progress shows how it was driven by government money and planning – despite mounting complaints of unfair practices

EIT Health is matching hospitals and clinics with advice, computer resources, data tools and equipment. But much of its research is on ice, as all available hands go to fighting the pandemic

Overworked scientists from a broad range of disciplines are helping make this ‘the most quantified outbreak of all time’

Based on the JRC design, a German biotech has manufactured enough material to validate 60 million tests

The biggest problem in finding a cure or vaccine isn’t money. It’s lack of coordination. We need a better way of identifying the global research gaps for this 21st century Manhattan Project of health

The coronavirus crisis is leading to lower emissions across Europe and around the world. But these reductions are temporary  - and, despite a  postponement of the global climate summit, experts say now is not the time to put green energy research and climate policy on lockdown

Hard-pressed governments lack time and capacity to agree on long-term funding for 2021 - 2027

EU releases new Horizon 2020 funding plans, announces €450M in ERC basic science grants

An open-science advocate sees lessons for how science and policy should interact, if we want to recover from and prevent future health disasters

Start-ups rush to submit ideas for European Innovation Council pilot programme, but winners won’t be picked until May