The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BioNTech (Nasdaq: BNTX, BioNTech) have concluded a €100 million debt financing agreement to support the development of BNT162, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine programme. The deal will also allow the company to expand its manufacturing capacity in order to supply the vaccine fast worldwide in response to the pandemic. This […]
Cholesterol-lowering drugs associated with improved gut bacteria profile in obese individuals
Statins, the commonly prescribed class of drugs to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, are identified as a potential microbiota-modulating therapeutic, according to a new study. The microbiome, the genetic material of all microorganisms that live in the human body, is essential for development, immunity and nutrition. Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) like heart disease and metabolic disorders such […]
LIFE Programme: Environment and Climate Action. Adaptation
The European Union supports environmental and nature conservation projects through the LIFE programme. This call provides financial support for the preparation of a proposal for an Integrated Project in order to implement a specific set of strategic climate plans or strategies: – Climate change adaptation Integrated Projects: should aim at the implementation of national, regional or […]
Making space for the oceans
On June 8 the world celebrated World Oceans Day, when people around the planet celebrate our oceans and seas and work to raise awareness about problems facing the marine environment. The EU’s space programmes Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus, with their positioning, navigation and earth observation services, are helping to monitor and protect the oceans and […]
PhD Studentship in Biologically inspired underwater soft robotics
Animals glide effortlessly through amazing underwater acrobatics, while our best underwater vehicles fight against the water during the simplest accelerations and manoeuvres. Using soft robotics, the student working on this project will develop highperformance underwater vehicles capable of biological levels of performance and efficiency. Southampton leads the UK in underwater robotics and biological fluid mechanics, […]
Council welcomes the mobilisation of almost €36 billion and approves conclusions
The Council approved conclusions on the “Team Europe” package that is part of the EU’s global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its conclusions the Council expresses its deep concern about the global spread of the COVID‑19 pandemic, which continues to claim lives worldwide and have far-reaching social and economic effects. The Council stresses the urgency of protecting the lives and livelihoods of all people, leaving no-one behind, […]
Paris Peace Forum Call for projects
The Paris Peace Forum is an international event on global governance issues and multilateralism, held annually on 11-13 November in Paris, France. The Forum will gather heads of state, international organisations, and actors from civil society and private sector from around the world to advance concrete global governance solutions on 6 main themes: Peace and security Development Environment […]
New ambitious EU Disability Strategy
As the current EU Disability Strategy comes to an end, Parliament is calling on the European Commission for an ambitious post-2020 strategy. Discover its priorities. During the June plenary session, MEPs will vote on its priorities for a new EU Disability Strategy post 2020, building upon the current European Disability Strategy for 2010-2020. Parliament wants the EU […]
Senior Postdoc Fellowship in Global History and Governance
The Scuola Superiore Meridionale, an international school of higher education and research which is part of the Università di Napoli Federico II, offers 3 senior postdoc fellowships in the Global History and Governance Program. The research program focuses on the comparisons, connections, and processes of globalization that have characterized different areas of the planet since […]