R&D policy

Ursula von der Leyen promises reworked budget will provide forceful response to crisis, as she confirms fundraising event for vaccine research on May 4

Brussels provides route map for countries as they can begin lifting sweeping restrictions

The COVID-19 crisis has seen private investment in pre-market, high-risk start-ups dry up overnight. With no cash flow, they need support to stay afloat. The EIC Accelerator could be used to help them

Action plan includes clinical trials funding and new research task force to share COVID-19 knowledge

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

The COVID-19 pandemic provides a stark illustration of why we need effective tools for sharing health data in Europe, say four MEPs

The global pandemic is brutally exposing how reliant the EU – and the rest of the world – is on high quality research, collaboration and data sharing. These lessons must be applied in Horizon Europe  

The working relationship with the European Research Council’s star appointment was difficult from the off, but few imagined it would unravel so quickly

The Scientific Council of the ERC, the European Commission and Horizon Europe rapporteur Christian Ehler react to Mauro Ferrari's resignation letter published by the Financial Times on Tuesday.