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The European Research Council was inundated with around three times the expected number of applications for its first ever call for proposals, which closed last week.

Leading researchers seeking to stave off modern plagues are making progress in understanding the mechanisms of diseases such as influenza and anthrax.

As France goes to elect a new president, the leading engineering schools constituting ParisTech have obtained their first official recognition by the French government.

A report published by the European Science Foundation has showcased a number of options for peer review that could lead to a greater openness to innovative research.

UK Trade & Investment is hosting a delegation of Brazilian biotechnology executives this week, with a view to developing collaborations between the two countries.

EuropaBio, the European association for bioindustries, welcomed the results of a socio-economic impact study of biotechnology published last week.

Research funding agencies in the nine Baltic states have set up a European Economic Interest Grouping called BONUS, Baltic Organisations’ Network for Funding Science, based in Helsinki.