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Funding vaccine, drug and diagnostic development is the world’s one exit strategy from the pandemic

The Scientific Council of the ERC, the European Commission and Horizon Europe rapporteur Christian Ehler react to Mauro Ferrari's resignation letter published by the Financial Times on Tuesday.

Mauro Ferrari quits after just three months at helm of EU research agency, citing “uncoordinated” COVID-19 response. But MEP Ehler denounces the move as ‘window-dressing’

Race to halt the epidemic has prompted intense collaboration among researchers and public health officials worldwide - leaving the blame game to governments

EU-China cooperation in science and innovation should be boosted despite a lack of reciprocity in areas such as data sharing and IP protection. But Beijing must deliver on its side of the funding bargain

An overview of China’s rapid S&T progress shows how it was driven by government money and planning – despite mounting complaints of unfair practices

EIT Health is matching hospitals and clinics with advice, computer resources, data tools and equipment. But much of its research is on ice, as all available hands go to fighting the pandemic

The EU is investing €500M of Horizon 2020 funding in collaborative projects with scientists in China. EU researchers say this is creating opportunities - but Chinese restrictions on data sharing can be a problem

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