Título: Financiación europea para la investigación del COVID-19 Autor: Parlamento Europeo Duración: 02:09 Resumen: Frenar la pandemia del COVID-19 es la máxima prioridad de Europa. Mientras los europeos cumplen con su parte quedándose en casa, laboratorios e investigadores trabajan día y noche para desarrollar una vacuna, mejores diagnósticos y tratamientos eficaces. Expertos del Centro Europeo para la Prevención y el Control de las Enfermedades trabajan […]
Single-patient isolation and transport system could help tackle the coronavirus outbreak
An EU-funded project is playing a crucial role in the fight against the spread of COVID-19, thanks to its solution for transporting contagious patients. Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. Increased efforts to combat COVID-19 and other recent outbreaks like Ebola and Middle East respiratory syndrome cases have highlighted the challenges involved […]
Coronavirus outbreak: EIB Group’s response to the pandemic
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a new type of coronavirus. It was first identified in the Chinese municipality of Wuhan in December 2019. In January 2020, isolated cases began to appear in EU Member States, and by the end of February 2020, there was a significant increase of COVID-19 cases in northern Italy. […]
How to recognise and tackle Covid-19 myths
The World Health Organization (WHO) said false claims “are spreading faster than the virus” and has already termed it an “infodemic of planetary proportions”. Major online platforms are already acting to limit their reach. How can you recognise disinformation and how can you help stop it from spreading? What is the EU doing about it? […]
H2020. Innovations to accelerate vaccine development and manufacture
Vaccination is one of the greatest achievements in healthcare. However, developing a vaccine remains costly, time-consuming, and risky. Advances in immunology, disease modelling, in silico modelling, including the analysis of big data and the application of machine learning (ML) artificial intelligence (AI), provide opportunities to innovate, de-risk and accelerate the vaccine-development process. Many of these […]
Doctoral Research Fellowship in Literature and Culture in the Spanish-speaking World
A Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) in Literature and Culture in the Spanish-speaking World is available at the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages (ILOS), University of Oslo. The Position The position is opened for Ph.D. research projects centered on aspects of contemporary Latin American literatures (20th and/or 21st century). Within this framework, […]
EIB Group supports the EU‘s response to the coronavirus crisis
Título: EIB Group supports the EU‘s response to the coronavirus crisis Autor: Banco Europeo de Inversiones Duración: 01:49 Resumen: 25 millones de pymes en Europa y los puestos de trabajo que dependen de ellas están amenazados por las consecuencias de la pandemia COVID-19. El Grupo BEI se ha comprometido a ayudar a las empresas de toda […]
Supporting new tools to test for COVID-19: a priority for the EU and its bank
Título: Supporting new tools to test for COVID-19: a priority for the EU and its bank Autor: Banco Europeo de Inversiones Duración: 01:05 Resumen: La lucha contra el COVID-19 requiere de proyectos que ayuden a encontrar vacunas, curas y tests rápidos. El Grupo BEI apoya los esfuerzos de la UE con inversiones en empresas como […]
Call issued for EDA Defence Innovation Prize 2020
The European Defence Agency today issued a call for applications from parties interested in participating in the 2020 edition of the ‘EDA Defence Innovation Prize’ contest rewarding companies and research entities who come up with innovative and ground-breaking technologies, products, processes or services applicable in the defence domain. This year’s contest will reward innovative defence-related […]