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
As part of the ongoing development of EU research and innovation policy, it is now time to start the debate and support concrete actions to protect academic freedom in Europe
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
Political wrinkles will need to be ironed out before Switzerland can join in Horizon Europe, diplomats say. It’s now up to EU leaders - who are not due to meet until 21 October
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.
With the EU preparing stricter rules on research collaborations with China, Hungarians are protesting against the €1.5B campus Fudan University wants to build in Budapest. But for some, putting limits on cooperation will undermine democratic values
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
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