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MEPs are set to vote through a new generation of public private partnerships under Horizon Europe. They want more transparency and less closed club mentality

Biggest budget to date will see synergy and proof of concept grants return, with the first calls opening this week. Pandemic-related disruption of research will be taken into account when deciding the winners

A 2010 directive called for replacement, reduction and refinement of animal experiments.  More than 10 years on, MEPs are concerned the rules have had little impact - and want targets and a strategy to bring in alternatives

EU ambition to unify data sharing systems in the European Open Science Cloud poised to pick up speed in next decade – and now it’s run as a public-private partnership under Horizon Europe

Research minister Simona Kustec to ask EU member states to sign joint declaration on gender action in research in September

EMA to be given more power and independence in handling COVID-19 pandemic and future health emergencies.  Negotiations between member states and European Parliament are due to begin

MEPs are set to support investments in digital, energy and transport infrastructures but say funding pot is too small to keep up with the US and China. 

EU’s new 5 year €1.38B Euratom nuclear research programme puts fusion first. Despite its strategic importance and climate friendly credentials, fission research looks to the past, focusing on waste management and decommissioning

Launch of the Commission’s knowledge centre is the first sign of movement for mission to save 3 million lives by 2030

After a year of uncertainty, Maria Leptin is set to lead the European Research Council from October. The new president has dedicated her career to basic research in molecular biology and has a long track record in science administration