US biomedical research body has seen its role grow during the pandemic but has found itself in dispute with the US president. ‘Trump was forced on BARDA, not the other way around’, says one observer

The European Commission is to set up an equivalent to the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority BARDA, after coming under criticism for falling short in matching US support for COVID-19 vaccines development

After pandemic delay, plans for a new-look ERA are due on 30 September. At same time, the European Commission will launch a Digital Education Action Plan and set out objectives for refreshing the European Education Area

At a Sept. 8 online conference, leaders in European industry, research and policy met online to discuss what Europe will need to do in order to become more “sovereign” in its own technology industries. This special section reports on the outcomes.

Europe’s energy sector is gearing up for a long and complicated green transition that is dependent on keeping the market open for research and innovation. Rather than Europe First, the strategy should be Europe Smart

University leaders tell MPs reliance on high tuition fee model is a systemic risk for country’s research performance

The council draft gives a first preview of how the money for Horizon Europe will be divided between its different components. With €758M less than the European Commission proposed, all areas apart from nuclear research face cuts

Head of Innovative Medicines Initiatives argues that the project’s technologies, knowledge and networks came together in the crisis. The successor programme must sustain these achievements and build on them

European firms need better access to networks that can provide investment, partners and intellectual property protection, say participants in Science|Business workshop