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ViewIndustry unhappy with EU pharmaceuticals roadmap

Lobby group seeks support for clinical trials, data sharing and manufacturing

ViewEU’s global R&D cooperation ‘should be more systematic’

Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted shortcomings in global team-ups, EU advisers say

ViewFunders sign contract for Plan S journal-checking tool

Tool will be built by two UK-based companies

ViewSKA’s Covid-19 budget cut not a big blow, says director

Money destined for delayed intergovernmental dues has been repurposed to fight pandemic

ViewNGOs demand EU moratorium on ‘gene drive’ technologies

Genetic tweaks that can causes species to self-destruct could have unforeseen consequences, campaigners say

ViewDraft plans hint at green decade for R&D

Proposals for European Research Area include spending targets and a ‘Cern for climate change’

ViewTraining: Moulding an infrastructure expert

How the European Molecular Biology Laboratory plans to train future leaders of research facilities

ViewDraft European Research Area plan seeks ‘pact for research’

‘Deepened’ ERA would see states pool more policymaking and resources, going beyond voluntary coordination

ViewGerman EU presidency to harness R&D for Covid-19 recovery

Pandemic resilience, digital sovereignty and learning mobility among priorities for six-month term

ViewMEPs call for energy innovation and stronger chemicals strategy

European Commission ‘must remove regulatory barriers’ in energy storage and minimise chemical hazards, MEPs say

ViewEuropean Spallation Source courts industry users

Advisory board set up as ‘bridge’ between research facility and companies

ViewEU and South Korean leaders plan increased research cooperation

Information sharing anticipated on Covid-19 and ‘safe and ethical’ artificial intelligence

ViewSpace agencies map Covid-19 impacts on Earth systems

Europe, United States and Japan partner on platform recording Covid-19 effects on water, air and...

ViewHuman Brain Project enters final phase with extra €150m

Decade-long research and innovation project will narrow its focus in its final three years

ViewHorizon Europe talks could drag on into 2021, EU leaders indicate

Presidency presentations show potential delays anticipated

ViewEuropean research infrastructures ‘not financially sustainable’

Commission advised to make incremental EU funding conditional on past performance

ViewNext medicines chief nominated as space agency starts search

WHO department director selected to lead EMA

ViewEuropean infrastructure advisers eye social and political goals

Next recommendations on research infrastructures to be more strategic

ViewEuropean human rights body seeks protections from biotech

Council of Europe sets out strategy for ethical oversight of biomedical technology R&D

ViewBumper 2021 EU budget planned to revive ailing economies

Proposal comes as share-buying innovation instrument is formally established

ViewEuropean academies launch open-science taskforce

Group set up to help shape EU publishing platform and offer policy input

ViewEMBO sets out case for pan-EU body to investigate misconduct

Funder-backed investigations could help tackle patchwork approach to research integrity issues

ViewCommission defends use of animals in research

Animal rights groups petitioned European Parliament for a moratorium on animal use

ViewCern to explore feasibility of new particle collider

‘Higgs factory’ among priorities drawn from a two-year, bottom-up consultation with European particle physicists

ViewEuropean Parliament committee on beating cancer approved

Committee will have year-long mandate and ‘close link’ to Horizon Europe mission

ViewBroad support for R&D boost as Council restarts budget battle

Commissioner, MEPs and lobby groups all back call for €120bn 2021-27 R&D budget

ViewTransparency group warns of Covid-19 trial ‘research waste’

Most EU trial sponsors ‘lack experience reporting results’

ViewUK’s European research associations speak out on Brexit

UK-based researchers from EU nations voice concerns over dimming prospects for UK-EU deal

ViewInfrastructure leader becomes head of Human Brain Project

Commission insider and head of an HBP applied research platform takes the top job

ViewPublishers commit to fight for diversity

Elsevier, American Chemical Society and Hindawi among companies pledging to set targets for inclusivity