Research and health programmes the big victims as axe falls in final EU leaders’ deal. ‘It’s a no for innovation’ says MEP. The cuts ‘will cement Europe's fall behind its global competitors’

MEPs argue for EU4Health to be funded beyond the expiry date of the pandemic recovery fund

Brussels aims to head off competition between EU states for vaccines, and de-risk investment in research and manufacturing for companies

Report on March 12 warned of up to 250,000 deaths but lockdown did not happen until more than a week later

A new health-research programme, a standing network of innovators, new partnerships are among ways the EU could respond faster to the next crisis, a Science|Business conference hears

European Commission health chief calls for more power to organise health systems for crises, while parliament’s budget chair issues warning on China

European Commission helps raise €7.4B to fund global research on vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, but warns this sum represents only a “great start” to funding needed to deal with the pandemic

EU-Africa clinical research programme has helped prepare a continent that is only too familiar with the ravages of infectious disease