EU-LIFE

This collaboration of @cesaer-eu.bsky.social , @coimbragroup.bsky.social , @eua.eu , EU-LIFE, @guildeu.bsky.social , LERU and @yerunnetwork.bsky.social , represent over 900 universities & research institutes and reflects a united effort to provide coherent input as negotiations on FP10 advance.

Shared vision, unified voice: universities and research institutes in Europe propose joint FP10 amendments CESAER, the Coimbra Group, the European University Association (EUA), EU-LIFE, the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and the Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN)

📣 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...

Zagreb Scicomm Forum Marta Agostinho Executive Director of EU-LIFE

🧐 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

“Our session focused on having an open and honest conversation about research security, not as a restriction, but as a way to strengthen research practice. The discussion showed that integrating the perspectives of different actors is the way forward to build a more balanced and realistic approach to research security. Finding this balance is a shared responsibility that calls for ongoing dialogue between researchers, institutions, funders and policymakers,” said Henri van Luenen, Director of Operations at NKI.

💡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

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Group photo of the EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting 2025 at FMI, Basel.

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...

EU-LIFE Community at FMI Basel, Nov 2025 (c) Giulio Superti-Furga

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!

EU-LIFE Pathfinder Mentorship Programme for Postdoctoral Women

Agnes Uhereczky, Danica Drpic and Saskia Lippens share their experiences.

💜 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

EU-LIFE session “Research security in practice: making space for an honest conversation”, with • Henri Van Luenen, Director of Operations at The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) • Christine Durinx, Managing Director, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) and member of the EU-LIFE Strategy Board • Yves Moreau, Professor of Engineering, KU Leuven • Nienke Buisman, Head of Unit for International Cooperation, European Commission DG Research & Innovation • Philippe Cupers, Head of the Life Sciences Unit, European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA)

Speakers and organisers of the EU-LIFE session “Research security in practice: making space for an honest conversation”: Nienke Buisman, Yves Moreau, Christine Durinx, Marta Agostinho, Henri van Luenen, Philippe Cupers, Iris Uribesalgo.

🔒 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...

"The new MSCA Green Charter sends a strong signal for sustainability in research — especially at a time when climate action isn’t always at the top of the agenda. It offers young researchers practical guidance to reduce their environmental impact without adding bureaucracy. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of broader support for sustainable research on the EU level," said Christian Panetzky, Sustainability Coordinator at Max Delbrück Center.

💡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.

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Opening Plenary of the first European Flagship Conference on Research Security with representatives of the conference co-organisers: CESAER: Orla Feely, President of University College Dublin and President of CESAER EARTO and EECARO: Maarten Tossings, Member of the TNO Executive Board and Chief Operating Officer EU-LIFE: Marta Agostinho, Executive Director EU-LIFE G6: Ferdi Schüth, Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohleforschung LERU: Sir Peter Mathieson, Principal of the University of Edinburgh and member of LERU’s Board of Directors Science Europe: Marcel Levi, President of the Dutch Research Council (NWO), Vice-President of Science Europe The Guild: Laetitia Atlani-Duault, Vice-President Europe of the University Paris Cité YERUN: Adam Kola, Vice-Rector for Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU)

PLENARY: Keynote speech by Ekatarina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation (European Commission)

Welcome by Signe Ratso, Deputy Director-General for Research & Innovation (European Commission)

🔒 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

The seminar will be held at @crg.eu and online

📩 If you are a member of staff in an EU-LIFE institute and you'd like to attend online, please send us a private message in the chat!

📅 Tue 4 Nov 2025, 10.00 am CET 🎙️ Speaker: James Bryson, Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen 🫴 Host: Eva Maria Novoa, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) 🏛️ Venue: AULA Room 473.10 at hashtag#CRG and online 💡 Title: 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🔍 Abstract: The toolbox for gene expression regulation has expanded far beyond Cas9. New generations of CRISPR variants, including Cas12 and Cas13, enable robust and multiplexed control of gene expression. In this seminar, James Bryson will present novel CRISPR-based tools and a computational approach for crRNA design, as well as explore how small nucleolar RNAs and epitranscriptomic interactions influence translational regulation and cell fate.

🧬 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 Green Charter 2025 update. New guidance material available.

🌱 #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

Group photo of the CoARA WG SAGA workshop: “Reforming Research Assessment in Our Institutions: Struggles and Dreams.”

💡“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 is EU-LIFE?", first question of the "Raise your voice for science!" game organised by EU-LIFE at the OpenPRBB

🔬🌱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...

ERC president says funder’s budget is number one issue - Research Professional News But governance impacts from competitiveness fund links are also a concern, Maria Leptin tells Parliament

📣 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

Lucas Morales: When science meets creativity In May 2025, Lucas Morales — a former postdoc and now a research associate in computational biology with Helge Grosshans — represented the FMI in Brno at the EU-LIFE Science Vision Talk Contest, a sci...

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/...

Fundamental research for European competitiveness. Biotech innovation experts express their views on the essential role of discovery-driven research for European competitiveness.

🧐 Read more about why #FundamentalResearch is key to Europe’s competitiveness in our latest booklet, featuring insights from #biotech and #innovation leaders across Europe: eu-life.eu/newsroom/pub...

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!!