Ensuring that the EU institutions base their decisions on the best available (scientific) evidence is critical to protecting citizens, restoring public confidence in EU decision-making and to shaping a regulatory framework conducive to innovation and economic growth, writes Dirk Hudig, Secretary General of the European Risk Forum.

Karolinska Institutet’s first overseas branch – the Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine in Hong Kong – is due to open in October. The centre represents a solid reinforcement of KI’s research in the field and is expected to open doors for collaborations in Hong Kong and other parts of Asia – but the way there is paved with challenges

Mikael Östling has been nominated as the new Deputy President of KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Östling comes to the role from his current position as a researcher and head of department at Kista and brings considerable experience to the institute’s top management

Stiftelsen Promobilia, the Promobilia Foundation, has granted 6.6 million SEK over four years to Assist. Prof. Max Ortiz Catalan to support the establishment of the Biomechatronics and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory for translational research

New pact by major companies including Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Sanofi, AstraZeneca and Novartis follows vow by global leaders for greater effort against superbugs

Chalmers and the Challenge Lab won the European prize at the GUPES Green Gown awards 2016.The GUPES Green Gown Awards are the most prestigious recognition of environmental and sustainability best practice within the further and higher education sectors.

The automaker has signed a collaboration agreement with the business school and has become an honorary member of the ESADE Foundation

UCL’s three biomedical research centres (BRCs) have won more than £167 million in funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to further world-leading biomedical research conducted with partner hospitals