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Payment delays, pandemic disruption affect a €494M research partnership between European, North African and Middle Eastern countries – but organisers press ahead with diplomatically important project

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

Countries in central and eastern Europe seek to boost the international footprint of their higher education and science

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

Money is part of €15B bailout for sector and includes the goal of speeding up development of carbon-neutral planes by 15 years

European Innovation Council awards 72 companies €314 million in grants and equity to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and support economic recovery

‘Scientific exodus’ over next six months if there is no certainty on access to EU funding, says Venki Ramakrishnan. The UK should make an immediate financial commitment to the programme

‘Everyone who needs the vaccine will have access to it,’ Bill Gates tells Gavi fundraiser, as AstraZeneca signs $750M agreement

‘A flood’ of research into new surface coatings that repel the virus are among ideas for making buildings pandemic-proof

A Swedish start-up has a ‘virus certification app’ ready to launch but it faces practical and ethical hurdles. ‘The government is not in our supporter club on this’, says Coronafree’s science adviser