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Marta Miączyńska (IIMCB) and Anders H. Lund (BRIC) appointed new Chair and Co-Chair of EU-LIFE
08/1/2026
Marta Miączyńska, Director of the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB), and Anders H. Lund, Director of the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) at the University of Copenhagen, have been appointed the new Chair and Co-Chair of EU-LIFE.
Top stories of 2025: A year of growth, advocacy and community
02/1/2026
As we look back on 2025, EU-LIFE reflects on a year marked by strategic growth, strong policy engagement, and renewed commitment to supporting researchers across Europe.
Shared vision, unified voice: universities and research institutes in Europe propose joint FP10 amendments
01/12/2025
EU-LIFE, together with six other leading organisations representing Europe’s research and innovation community, presents a set of amendments to the...
Shaping the road ahead: EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting 2025 in Basel
20/11/2025
Last week, directors and main representatives from EU-LIFE’s 17 member institutes gathered in Basel (Switzerland) for the 2025 EU-LIFE Strategy...
EU-LIFE joins European partners to advance discussions on research security
05/11/2025
From 28 to 30 October 2025, the first European Flagship Conference on Research Security, co-organised by EU-LIFE together with the European Commission and 11 major research and innovation organisations.
Building the future of research assessment: CoARA WG SAGA workshop explores struggles and enablers for reform
22/10/2025
EU-LIFE and IDIBAPS co-organised a workshop to advance the reform of research assessment within the CoARA Working Group SAGA. Through lively discussions and collective reflections, participants were invited to imagine a “perfect scenario” for research assessment.
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