One year after €150M anchor investment by the European Investment Fund, Venture Centre of Excellence now has ‘total investment capabilities’ of €1.7B for innovative start-ups

The new Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority will coordinate research and innovation plans, and support EU-wide clinical trial networks and data sharing

A new study shows patients mistrust the use of artificial intelligence tools in healthcare - and points to lack of transparency as the cause

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