Florin Zubașcu

European Commission helps raise €7.4B to fund global research on vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, but warns this sum represents only a “great start” to funding needed to deal with the pandemic

OECD survey shows countries that were hardest hit by the 2008 crisis fear the global recession following in the pandemic’s wake will stifle R&D budgets and spark a new brain drain  

EU research commissioner Mariya Gabriel says partnership would boost preparedness and resilience, as she hints at possible agreement on a higher research budget

The resilience of Europe’s innovation ecosystems depends on the financial commitments governments are willing to make in times of crisis

Small innovative companies in Europe report plummeting revenues, but measures such as extending grant terms and early payment of R&D tax credits are handing them a lifeline  

After ‘thoughtful’ initial response, science funders worry about longer term impact of mobility restrictions on international cooperation

The EU has mobilised fairly quickly, with a good mix of funding for research on the coronavirus pandemic, says Matthias Kleiner, president of the Leibniz Association

A €3M EU-funded research project is pulling together a ‘drug box’ from compound libraries around Europe for rapid screening against the crystal structure of the new coronavirus in some Europe’s largest supercomputers

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

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