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Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, many research institutes and universities have responded in full force and acted promptly to serve the society and help finding solutions to mitigate the pandemic. EU-LIFE alliance is proud of all its community efforts. Here’s an overview of the EU-LIFE institute’s current actions and plans.

The European Commission on 14 April launched a call for participation in #EUvsVirus - a pan-European Hackathon to connect civil society, innovators, partners and investors across Europe in order to develop innovative solutions for coronavirus-related challenges.

On the resignation of Mauro Ferrari as President of the European Research Council (ERC), EU-LIFE would like to express its public support to the ERC Scientific Council in its decision and declaration.

The EU-LIFE community is deeply sad by the passing away of one of its Board of Directors’ member: Michael Wakelam, Director of The Babraham Institute, who died on 1st of April from respiratory complications arising from a suspected Covid-19 infection.

Find out our 2019 highlights in European science policy, Institutional practice and expertise and in EU-LIFE strategy.

The EU-LIFE community, which spans over 7500 researchers in 14 European countries including our UK partner The Babraham Institute, will continue to join forces with researchers, innovators, policy makers and all relevant actors across the European continent to enable the best science and ensure the transformation of scientific achievements into improvements in peoples’ lives.