The European Medicines Agency offers traineeships for university graduates in its headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The aim is to give trainees an understanding of the Agency and its role in the EU. The programme runs from 1 October to 31 July each year. Who is eligible recent university graduates (up to 12 months after graduation) […]
Commission opens participation to Critical Medicines Alliance
The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) launched an open call for expression of interest to join the Critical Medicines Alliance. The set up of the Alliance is one of the key actions to prevent and address shortages of critical medicines announced by the Commission in October 2023. The Alliance will bring together all relevant stakeholders, […]
Tenure Track position for a Researcher in Artificial Intelligence models for Precision Medicine in Italy
Offer Description The Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK) conducts research activities in Information Technology, Materials and Microsystems, Theoretical Physics, Mathematics, Italian-Germanic historical studies, Religious studies and International Relations. Through its network, it also develops research in the fields of international relationships, conflict causes and effects, European economic institutions, behavioral economics and evaluative assessment of public policies. The Digital […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Cardiovascular diseases – improved prediction, prevention, diagnosis and monitoring
Expected Outcome The results of the selected project will provide the basis for better primary and secondary prevention of CVD. The goal is to identify existing comprehensive CVD and heart failure (HF) patient datasets (with contextual parameters e.g., behavioural, socioeconomic, gender, ethnicity) and integrate them with data from diagnostic tools (e.g. wearables, imaging devices, bio […]
EU-UK relations: Commission extends arrangements for veterinary medicines to 2025
The European Commission has today adopted a notice which extends to 31 December 2025 the current arrangements for the movement of veterinary medicines from Great Britain to Cyprus, Ireland, Malta and Northern Ireland. This will ensure the continuity of supplies of veterinary medicinal products, in particular to Northern Ireland. The Commission recognises the key importance of veterinary […]
Director-General (grade AD15) for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA)
Description The function of Head of HERA (ranked as a Director-General) is to be responsible for taking, in close coordination with the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, all measures necessary for the efficient functioning of the HERA consistent with the regulations in force and the authority delegated to them. The tasks will be the […]
Health Union: stronger EU response to public health emergencies
First Health Union package based on lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic finalised EU to be better prepared and able to coordinate its response to health crises Clearer rules for joint procurement of medicines and medical devices Parliament approved new measures strengthening the EU’s capacity to prevent and control the outbreak of communicable diseases and tackle […]
Start of rolling review for adapted Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine
EMA has started a rolling review for a version of Spikevax adapted to provide better protection against specific variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The review concerns a bivalent vaccine. This means it will target two strains of SARS-CoV-2, in this case the original strain and the Omicron variant of concern. The review […]
The UAL receives the verification of the curriculum of the Degree in Medicine
The positive report of verification of the degree by the DEVA is already a reality, which means that the first degree in Medicine will start next academic year 2022-2023 with 60 places. The rector of the UAL, Carmelo Rodríguez, assures that “this fulfils a historical demand that will have very positive repercussions for the University […]