✨ Season’s greetings from EU-LIFE! Thank you to our community of researchers, innovators and partners for another year of advancing excellent science across Europe. Wishing you a bright and inspiring 2026!

➡️ Today takes place the 1st in-person meeting of the ERA Action on NAMs, bringing together EU Member States, Associated Countries & committed stakeholders A key step towards a coordinated approach to advance NAMs and support the 3Rs: Reducing, Replacing & Refining the use of animals in testing!

💡Welcome to #EULIFEspotlight! This month we celebrate Nicolas Favre, Head Patents & Licensing and EU-LIFE main representative at @fmiscience.bsky.social, who led the organisation of the latest EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting and ensured a welcoming environment for productive discussions 🔗 bit.ly/48ycwAg

EU-LIFE Exec Dir @meagostinho.bsky.social joined the Zagreb #SciComms Forum to discuss how to communicate the value of #FundamentalResearch, how national strategies & research institutes can better engage communities, and why it matters: Communication is essential to strengthen support for science!

📣 EU-LIFE and 6 leading Research & Innovation organisations present amendments to strengthen FP10 Our joint proposal aims to boost excellence, simplify rules and ensure strong governance in Europe’s next R&I programme #FP10 Full text ➡️ eu-life.eu/newsroom/pub...

🧐 Is Europe underestimating the power of #FundamentalResearch? @meagostinho.bsky.social, EU-LIFE Executive Director, will be a panellist in a session about why EU must keep backing curiosity-driven science at the #Zagreb Science Communication Forum 2025, hosted by @institutrb.bsky.social #ZSCF2025

💡Welcome to #EULIFEspotlight! This month we celebrate Henri van Luenen, Director of Operations at @nkinl.bsky.social, who moderated the session “Research security in practice: making space for an honest conversation”, organised by EU-LIFE at the EU Conference on #ResearchSecurity 🔗 bit.ly/4hPXbhw

EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting 2025 wrapped up in #Basel with strong support, constructive exchanges and a very positive atmosphere. A big thanks to the @fmiscience.bsky.social team for fostering a welcoming environment for productive, forward-looking discussions! Read more 🔗 eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...

CeMM Directors Giulio Superti-Furga and Anita Ender served as #EULIFE co-chair (2022–2023) and chair (2024–2025), being supported by EU-LIFE Executive Director Marta Agostinho and her team. The EU-LIFE partnership is stronger than ever. https://cemm.at/news/detail/an-exciting-journey-comes-to-an-end

Last week, we hosted the @eu-life.bsky.social Strategy Meeting, bringing together Directors and key representatives of the 17 member institutes to discuss 2026 priorities. Participants also met leaders from the Basel Life Science cluster, heard from FMI group leaders & toured the Novartis Pavillon.

🚀 Yesterday, CeMM joined the #EULIFE Pitching Event 2025! #CELLFIE, cell engineering for immunotherapy enhancement, by Christoph Bock, Eugenia Pankevich & Cosmas Arnold (@bocklab.bsky.social), represented CeMM among 8 innovative pitches from @eu-life.bsky.social institutes 👏

👉 The EU-LIFE Pitching Event 2025 brought together 8 projects from 8 institutes, pitching to 17 VCs & biotech innovators from across Europe. The event offered the researchers a valuable opportunity to discuss ideas with investors and gain insights into the translational and entrepreneurial pathway.

Excellent news for research in Switzerland — and for institutes like ours that depend on international grants, collaborations and networks. #HorizonEurope

It was our pleasure to host @james-bryson.bsky.social (BRIC, Copenhagen) at @crg.eu through the EU-LIFE Postdoctoral Exchange Program! Big thanks to James for presenting his work on advanced CRISPR tools for epitranscriptomic research, and to @eu-life.bsky.social for this opportunity!🧬✈️ #EULIFE #CRG

We are delighted to welcome Maria Rescigno, the new Director of CeMM, to the EU-LIFE Board of Directors. Looking forward to working together to strengthen collaboration and excellence in European research!

💜 It’s the @europarl.europa.eu's #GenderEqualityWeek! A time to reflect on progress & push for new actions to advance women’s rights To mark it, we release a factsheet highlighting inspiring stories from EU-LIFE Pathfinder Mentorship Programme for #Postdoc Women ➡️ bit.ly/47JcqEn #WomenInScience

🔒 Strengthening research security through collaboration Last week, EU-LIFE joined the European Commission @ec.europa.eu and 11 major research & innovation organisations to co-organise the 1st European Flagship Conference on #ResearchSecurity Find out more ➡️ eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...

💡Welcome to #EULIFEspotlight! This month we celebrate Christian Panetzky, Sustainability Coordinator at @mdc-berlin.bsky.social, who was part of the drafting team of the new #MSCA Green Charter, aimed to raise awareness and promote sustainable practices in research. 🔗 bit.ly/4nwip5l

🔒 How can Europe stay open to collaboration while keeping research secure? EU-LIFE is proud to co-organise this week the 1st #EUResearchSecurity2025 Conference with the @ec.europa.eu & a group of stakeholder organisations, working together for responsible, open & secure research. #ResearchSecurity

🧬 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗘𝗨-𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿! All 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗨-𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 are invited to the hybrid seminar "𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻", with James Bryson, @bric-ucph.bsky.social

🌱 #MSCA launches today an updated #MSCAGreenCharter, an important step towards sustainable research in Europe. We are proud that EU-LIFE was part of the drafting team, reflecting our commitment to promote greener practices in research institutes across Europe 🌍 bit.ly/42W6uGF #SustainableResearch

💡“Where do we want our institutions to be in 5 years when it comes to #ResearchAssessment?” EU-LIFE & @idibaps.bsky.social co-organised a workshop in the context of the @coarassessment.bsky.social working group SAGA to explore struggles, enablers & visions for the future. More info🔗 bit.ly/4ob7Ndq

💡 “There is a dangerous complacency in the belief that we will always have access to the next discovery just when we need it." Nektarios Tavernarakis, Research Director at EU-LIFE member institute @imbb-forth.bsky.social, on why #innovation needs curiosity-driven science to thrive ⬇️

🔬🌱What makes science thrive? At #OpenPRBB, EU-LIFE invited visitors to play, reflect and share ideas on how to move science forward, from gender equality & inclusion to open access, fair working conditions, adequate funding and supportive public policies. Find out more 🔗 eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...

📣 The @erc.europa.eu is one of Europe’s greatest success stories, driving breakthrough discoveries that fuel innovation. 1️⃣ The #ERC budget must be at least as ambitious as it was proposed by the EU Commission 2️⃣ The governance of ERC must remain independent & scientist-driven 📰 bit.ly/48wVbbA

In May, Lucas Morales represented the FMI at the @eu-life.bsky.social Science Vision Talk Contest in Brno—Eurovision for science. His live talk had surprises, but he later recorded a new version. Watch it and read his Q&A on science, career and communication: www.fmi.ch/news-events/...

Yesterday EU-LIFE joined the @erc.europa.eu event "Competitiveness through #FrontierResearch" 💡 #ERC drives scientific excellence, paving the way for innovation & #EUcompetitiveness 🔑 To keep EU at the forefront we need a strong ERC budget and a robust, independent & scientist-led governance model

🎙️“However, we note with concern that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, which is the foundation for EU’s future breakthroughs & competitiveness,” said @meagostinho.bsky.social, Executive Director of EU-LIFE ⬇️

✨ The whole EU-LIFE team is participating today in the #PublicEngagement event #OpenPRBB! We put together a giant snakes & ladders game with a twist: to move forward, you need to learn about EU-LIFE, European science policy, international collaboration & good practices in science. What a blast! 🥳

📣 EU-LIFE brings together the voices of 16 leading #biotech #innovation experts, including scientists, CEOs, investors & #TechTransfer professionals, who all agree on one thing: 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. ➡️ doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

👏 Many congratulations! We look forward to working with Edith Heard in the EU-LIFE Board of Directors!!

🎨🎭🔬 From poetry to illustration, Inter_Acting brought science & art together on stage at the EU-LIFE #ScienceVision Talk Contest 2025 @tatyanatys.bsky.social is one of its authors and shared the experience with us ➡️ eu-life.eu/newsroom/new... Watch the full performance ➡️ youtu.be/r-L2XKMpGOs?...

📣 The #EULIFE 2024 Report is out! 2024 was a year of bold vision, deep collaboration, and strong influence for @eu-life.bsky.social#EULIFE 🔎 From the UTOPIA Conference on #AI to the publication of the EU-LIFE Charter of Independent Institutes, discover the full report here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4mdLlP3

🧐 This year, @ec.europa.eu created a catalogue of success stories in #ResearchManagement, which included 4 accomplishments of the EU-LIFE community. Today we highlight our work to help scientists to connect with investors. Full catalogue ➡️ data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/...

🧐 This year, @ec.europa.eu created a catalogue of success stories in #ResearchManagement, which included 4 accomplishments of the EU-LIFE community. Today we highlight our work towards the recognition of staff members of #ResearchInfrastructures Full catalogue ➡️ data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/...

🧐 This year, @ec.europa.eu created a catalogue of success stories in #ResearchManagement, which included 4 accomplishments of the EU-LIFE community. Today we highlight the EU-LIFE #ERC Masterclass to support ERC starting & consolidator applicants. Full catalogue ➡️ data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/...

Lead your independent research project as a #postdoc in our 3-year #fellowship. The program includes full-time employment with competitive salary, budget, structured co-supervision, mentoring and advanced training Apply from August 4 to August 28 👉 www.mdc-berlin.de/postdocs#t-g...#postdoc#fellowship Please share!

🧐 This year, the @ec.europa.eu created a catalogue of success stories in #ResearchManagement, which included 4 accomplishments of the EU-LIFE community. Today we highlight the creation and development of the EU-LIFE alliance. Full catalogue ➡️ data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/...

🧐 Curious to know how the EU-LIFE #TechTransfer WG helps scientists leading projects with potential for maturing into spin-offs to connect with investors? Then watch this video produced by @ec.europa.eu with Prudence Donovan & Tim Van Acker ➡️ youtu.be/cV1ztjeJxhw?... #EUcompetitiveness

💡Welcome to #EULIFEspotlight! This month we celebrate Laura Ward, Senior Project Manager at @gimmfoundation.bsky.social who attended the EU-LIFE Community Meeting for the first time this year and agreed to share her experience in our latest blog post! ➡️ eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...

📣 EU-LIFE calls on European Commission, EU Council and EU Parliament to leverage Research & Innovation as a key driving force to #EUcompetitiveness through a transformative #FP10 Read EU-LIFE's open letter following @ec.europa.eu's proposal for EU’s long-term budget #MFF 2028-2034 ➡️ bit.ly/3TUfLdd

👏 A big thanks to #NKI for hosting this year's #EMERALD Summer School, and to the organisers for inviting EU-LIFE Policy Officer Iris Uribesalgo to provide physician-scientists with a session about #SciencePolicy 🌍 EU-LIFE is very proud to be part of the EMERALD PhD Programme for Medical Doctors ⬇️

🚨 European research organisations including EU-LIFE call the European Commission, European Parliament and Member States for enhanced and transformed early-stage collaborative research in #FP10. 🔎 Find out more ➡️ eu-life.eu/newsroom/new... @ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu #EUcompetitiveness

📣 This month, we invite 5 #KnowledgeValorisation experts to voice the value of #FundamentalResearch for #EUcompetitiveness 5️⃣ Jérémie Weber, from @institutcurie.bsky.social in France ⬇️

What happens when researchers from Europe’s top scientific institutes come together, mix in a dash of courage, a sprinkle of creativity, and a touch of music? 🎤 CEITEC hosted a competition unlike anything the Czech science scene has seen before. 🔗 www.ceitec.eu/when-science... @eu-life.bsky.social

"While the strategy rightly covers development & deployment [of innovations] -areas of great importance- it falls short on enabling excellent research in the life sciences, where EU is no longer the global leader, for example in fields like biomedicine" said EU-LIFE Exec Dir @meagostinho.bsky.social

✨ 🎤 🎉 On May 22, Tasos Pavlopoulos (Head of the Developmental Morphogenesis Lab) and Theodoros Kosteas (Head of the Animal Facility) gave an amazing performance at the @eu-life.bsky.social #ScienceVision Talk Contest in Brno. Watch their performance! 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uml6...

🎭🔬 Ever wondered what it feels like to go on stage & share your science through performance? In our latest #EULIFEblog post, Mafalda Araújo Pereira, Postdoc at @bric-ucph.bsky.social, shares her journey through EU-LIFE #ScienceVision with a Shakespearean take on the KDM5C protein! ➡️ bit.ly/4kjz5v2

📣 This month, we invite 5 #KnowledgeValorisation experts to voice the value of #FundamentalResearch for #EUcompetitiveness 4️⃣ Kornelia Mikula, from @iimcb.bsky.social in Poland ⬇️

🎙️"The way the geopolitical landscape is developing provides us with some strategic opportunities to fill the gaps where most probably other regions will not be delivering so strongly in the near future,” said @meagostinho.bsky.social, Executive Director of EU-LIFE ⬇️ #EUcompetitiveness #LifeSciences