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 biggest problem in finding a cure or vaccine isn’t money. It’s lack of coordination. We need a better way of identifying the global research gaps for this 21st century Manhattan Project of health

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

This won’t be the last big global health crisis, warns Pierre Meulien, director of the EU’s Innovative Medicines Initiative

Universities, research institutes, clinical trials and big science machines are shut down, as scientists are redeployed into critical research areas and medically-trained academic staff freed up to care for patients

Most students in Europe can’t get to their campuses, and universities are scrambling to put together digital systems needed for remote learning

Now more than ever, international cooperation is needed to fight back against the pandemic. A protectionist approach to R&D will serve no one’s interests

A look at some of the main research teams working to develop a vaccine