2020 in a nutshell
26/3/2021
2020 was definitely a landmark year. Find out our 2020 highlights in European science policy, Institutional practice and expertise and in EU-LIFE strategy.
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Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Research Director at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), elected Vice President of the European Research Council
09/11/2020
Today, Nektarios Tavernarakis, Research Director at the IMBB-FORTH, an Associate Partner of EU-LIFE, was unanimously elected Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC).
EU-LIFE reaction to the European Commission communication on the new ERA
14/10/2020
EU-LIFE welcomes the European Commission communication and expresses its strong support to the strategic objectives and actions for a new and strengthened European Research Area and states below its first reaction.
Reaction of EU-LIFE alliance on Horizon Europe’s Cancer Mission
28/9/2020
EU-LIFE, the alliance of leading independent research institutes in the life sciences, hereby presents its response to the Cancer mission draft.
LifeTime: improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine
14/9/2020
LifeTime initiative is developing a fundamentally new approach to understanding the constant changes within cells and their relationships, thus creating the foundation for the precision medicines of the future.
Europe needs Research & Innovation to address the future – EU-LIFE reaction to the EU Council deal
22/7/2020
EU-LIFE, the alliance of leading research institutes in the life sciences across Europe, praises the EU Council for reaching a compromise on the Multiannual Financial Framework of 2021-27 and Next Generation EU under such current complex and difficult circumstances.
Setting the horizon for a stronger and renewed ERA: EU-LIFE recommendations
22/7/2020
As a long-standing and strong supporter of the European Research Area (ERA) and an active stakeholder supporting its policy and implementation EU-LIFE welcomes publicly the initiative to re-think and re-design the ERA and presents its views on the key aspects for its future.
EU-LIFE urges the EU leaders currently gathered for an historical European Council summit to adopt a long-term vision on the EU’s next seven-year budget
17/7/2020
Last EU Council's Horizon Europe budget proposal results in a much less ambitious program than expected and endangers the capability of the EU to tackle future global challenges and safety for Europe.
EU-LIFE welcomes the Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IMBB FORTH - Greece) as Associate Partner
10/7/2020
The Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IMBB FORTH - Greece), a leading research institute in Greece, has officially joined EU-LIFE as Associated Partner of EU-LIFE for a period of two years as of July 1, 2020.