Florin Zubașcu

Pierre Meulien, director of the Innovative Medicines Initiative wants to see pooling of international research efforts to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and develop treatments for the respiratory infection it causes

The European Commission boosts research funding and selects 17 projects in vaccine development, treatment and diagnostics

Experience from previous health crises shows it takes some time for EU research programmes to produce outcomes

The call is part of a wider strategy announced by the European Commission to contain the outbreak of COVID-19

The money will go to regions and countries with ‘modest’ ranking in EU innovation league tables

Third countries could join Horizon Europe, but only if they respect EU values. Israel and Switzerland are promised a seat at the table

Cristian-Silviu Bușoi says there is a “theoretical risk” that a delayed budget would have a “negative impact” on the start of EU research programmes in January 2021

EU commission president warns of funding shortfalls for Horizon Europe and Erasmus in 2021 if member states do not agree on a budget quickly

In total, European Commission has pledged €232M to help contain coronavirus outbreak, as Italy becomes an infection hotspot

MEPs warn the European Commission’s ambitious agenda in artificial intelligence and greening the economy are stretching limited resources thin