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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.

Mauro Ferrari quits after just three months at helm of EU research agency, citing “uncoordinated” COVID-19 response. But MEP Ehler denounces the move as ‘window-dressing’

EIT Health is matching hospitals and clinics with advice, computer resources, data tools and equipment. But much of its research is on ice, as all available hands go to fighting the pandemic

A €3M EU-funded research project is pulling together a ‘drug box’ from compound libraries around Europe for rapid screening against the crystal structure of the new coronavirus in some Europe’s largest supercomputers

Overworked scientists from a broad range of disciplines are helping make this ‘the most quantified outbreak of all time’

Based on the JRC design, a German biotech has manufactured enough material to validate 60 million tests

The coronavirus crisis is leading to lower emissions across Europe and around the world. But these reductions are temporary  - and, despite a  postponement of the global climate summit, experts say now is not the time to put green energy research and climate policy on lockdown

Hard-pressed governments lack time and capacity to agree on long-term funding for 2021 - 2027

EU releases new Horizon 2020 funding plans, announces €450M in ERC basic science grants

Start-ups rush to submit ideas for European Innovation Council pilot programme, but winners won’t be picked until May