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Brussels, 18 October 2011 - The Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) have…

"Infectious diseases create 10% of the burden of disease in Europe. They continue to represent a major and serious challenge and…

EASAC, the coalition of the National Academies of Sciences of EU member states, has held a full meeting of Council to debate and…

EASAC, the coalition of the National Academies of Sciences of EU member states, has held a full meeting of Council to debate and…

Tuberculosis (TB) has re-emerged as a significant problem for the European Union and unless serious steps are taken to raise…

Most new human pathogens reported in the past 25 years, such as influenza and SARS, have zoonotic origins. The risk of …

The healthcare screening and treatment processes for migrants entering the EU need to be better evaluated and coordinated across…

Moving waterInternational symposium, Stockholm 12 November 2007 Where? In Kulturhuset, Stockholm (Horsalen, Studio 3)When? 12th…

Deaths from previously treatable infections will become more common unless there is investment in the science needed to tackle…

Latest (24/07/06): Human embryonic stem cell research The Chairman of EASAC, Professor David Spearman, has appealed to Ministers…

At the request of the ERC Scientific Council, EASAC today sent them more than a hundred nominations of scientists to populate…

The European Commission must encourage greater collaboration between universities and drug companies on the research and…

Co-ordination across Europe is needed to combat the growing threat of avian flu and other infectious diseases, according to a…

European Union targets on stemming the decline of European wildlife and their habitats could be undermined unless a system to…

Efforts to improve air quality across the European Union are failing because of pollution created elsewhere in the northern…

The successful application of new tools and methods in plant genetics to conventional farming is being held back in the European…

Finland and Sweden have already attained a European Union target for expenditure on research and development despite having…

Leading European scientists have launched a study into how recent rapid advances in decoding the genetic information for crops can…

Top European Scientists are today gathered in Stockholm to launch a new council for providing independent expert advice to…