Europe relies on imports for the crucial rare earth elements needed for many products and processes underpinning the European economy. The EU-funded SecREEts project developed a novel integrated value chain, which extracts these elements during fertiliser production. This home-grown and sustainable alternative offers raw material security, benefiting industry and jobs.

It was assumed that viruses spread as independent particles called virions. The EU-funded Vis-a-Vis project used social evolution concepts to study viral transmission, showing how viral particles compete and collaborate with one another. An improved understanding of virus-virus interactions paves the way for a new generation of treatments.