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Europe invests €240 million in ten-year pandemic preparedness research

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In Paris on 17 February, the ANRS Emerging Infections Diseases agency and the European Commission launched BE READY, a new strategic partnership designed to reinforce Europe’s capacity to anticipate, prevent, and rapidly respond to epidemics and pandemics.

“Europe’s pandemic preparedness must be built on sound scientific foundations. That is why we are making €120 million from the Horizon Europe budget available for the BE READY partnership. Through BE READY, we are putting our citizens’ health first while reinforcing Europe’s innovation leadership,” European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, for Ekaterina Zaharieva.

While described as new, it is based on three years of preparatory work funded between 2022 and 2025. 50% (€120 million) of the funding will be funded from the EU research framework programme Horizon Europe. The remaining funding will come from participating EU member states and...

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