Coronavirus research and innovation

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The European Commission has been at the forefront of supporting research and innovation and coordinating European and global research efforts, including preparedness for pandemics.

In addition to a number of past and ongoing research actions related to coronaviruses and outbreaks, the Commission launched several special actions in 2020.

These actions address epidemiology, preparedness and response to outbreaks, the development of diagnostics, treatments and vaccines, as well as the infrastructures and resources that enable this research.

The Commission and national ministries have also agreed on the first ERAvsCorona action plan which lays out 10 priority short-term coordinated actions to tackle coronavirus.

Research and innovation areas

Highlights

Coronavirus research to receive €122 million of additional funding

The Commission has mobilised an additional €122 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed research into the coronavirus. The new call for expressions of interest, part of the range of EU-funded research and innovation actions to fight the coronavirus, contributes to the Commission’s €1.4 billion pledge to the Coronavirus Global Response initiative, launched by President von der Leyen on 4 May 2020.

28 May - New case study: The impact of sex and gender in the current COVID-19 pandemic
14 May 2020 - ERA corona platform offers one-stop shop for coronavirus related R&I funding
12 May 2020 - €117 million granted for treatments and diagnostics through the ΙΜΙ
11 May 2020 - MedTech Open Innovation Testbed projects launch call to support SMEs
4 May 2020 - Coronavirus Global Response, €1 billion will be mobilised to fight virus
2 May 2020 - EMPIR project on biological research helps support COVID-19 response
30 April 2020 - #EUvsVirus hackathon identifies 117 solutions to support European recovery
21 April 2020 - European Data Protection Board guidance on processing data for research
16 April 2020 - Newcotiana project makes plant genome public to help fight coronavirus
8 April 2020 - EDCTP calls for proposals on coronavirus and response to outbreaks
7 April 2020 - European Cluster Collaboration Platform helps industry address pandemic
27 March 2020 - Exscalate4CoV (E4C) invites collaboration to screen potential drugs
6 March 2020 - 18 new research projects awarded €48.2 million - Factsheet