Coronavirus R&D Gateway

Christian Ehler MEP backs research into new virus detection technology at airports and discusses whether the EU can find the scope to settle its multiannual budget and complete Brexit talks

The promise and pitfalls of using artificial intelligence to battle the coronavirus pandemic

Selected teams will work on epidemiology, diagnostics, treatments and vaccines

Emmanuel Macron announces sudden aggressive budget boost in ‘an effort not seen since the post-war period’

Country famed for cultivating a lively digital start-up scene sets up hackathon competition in hours and awards €5K grants in three days

In exclusive written Q&A with Science|Business, EU commissioner for research, innovation, education and youth vows hundreds of millions for coronavirus R&D but calls on member states to agree on the multiannual budget to avoid delaying critical research.

Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance defend government’s response to deadly disease and say not enough is known yet about how the virus will mutate

Further delays to EU multiannual budget would slow down research to deal with coronavirus pandemic, EU research commissioner says

Brussels steps up response to the pandemic, as member states introduce more stringent measures to slow the deadly virus