Confusion over GDPR is blocking scientific progress, throwing up barriers with US researchers in particular. More than 5,000 projects were affected in 2019 and the problem is ‘escalating’

A letter to federal science agencies says the aim is to ‘restore and safeguard scientific integrity’

At first event to be jointly organised by European Innovation Council and European Institute of Innovation and Technology, entrepreneurs call for EU to fill gaps in support and funding their companies need to scale up and be profitable

Relief bill has money to help researchers over the COVID-19 crisis and fill gaps in US response, such as viral genome sequencing and zoonotic disease work. But some say it is a fraction of what is needed for science to recover fully

MEPs vote through the €5.1B EU4Health programme to boost EU pandemic preparedness, improve healthcare and help fight against cancer

Commission is still hard at it, preparing for the five new research missions before they officially launch in the second half of the year

COVID-19 has brought science to the forefront of policymaking around the world, and science advisers have become minor celebrities. Now, the public demands the experts are consulted, says Canada’s chief science adviser

EU director of public health calls for better pandemic preparedness, as health commissioner tells Science|Business conference that vaccine rollout is ‘gathering pace’

After years of planning, Brussels launches the legislation to start ten big, public-private R&D ventures in health, climate and digital technologies

Money will fund sequencing to pick up dangerous variants and trials network to test updated vaccines. Vaccines approvals will be eased and supply contracts modified. The initiatives are a dry run for the proposed Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority