Heather Smith

Senior officials from the European Commission (EC), together with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held their 2018 bilateral meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on 18 and 19 June. The two-day bilateral regulatory dialogue allowed the strategic partners to review their ongoing cooperative initiatives, discuss strategic priorities for the coming […]

The Commission has appointed 52 experts to the new High Level Group on Artificial Intelligence. The Group, consisting of representatives of academia, business, and civil society, will support the implementation of the EU Communication on Artificial Intelligence published in April 2018. The High-Level Expert Group will make recommendations on how to address mid-and long-term challenges and opportunities

Health will have a strong dimension in the next EU budget. Following the adoption of the new Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2021-2027 on 2 May, the Commission adopted today the legislative proposal for a new European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Programme. The health strand of the ESF+ Programme shall support public health policies

As part of the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is today proposing to renew the ‘Connecting Europe Facility’, with €42.3 billion to support investments in the European infrastructure networks for transport (€30.6 billion), energy (€8.7 billion) and digital (€3 billion). This represents a 47% increase compared to 2014-2020[1], showing the EU’s commitment

                                       A delegation from Taiwan, with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) supported by the company ASUS, has participated in the three last PULSE consortium meetings held in Barcelona (November 2017), Pavia (February 2018) and Belgrade (May 2018) to

British Patient Capital fulfils the Chancellor’s 2017 Autumn Budget commitment and one of the outcomes of the Patient Capital Review British Patient Capital will support UK businesses with high growth potential to access the long-term financing that will enable them to grow into world-class businesses Investing alongside the private sector, British Patient Capital will support

​ The event was organised jointly by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE); the International Foundation of Integrated Care (IFIC); the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM); and Leiden University Medical Center Campus The Hague. It took place as a follow-up to the seminar “Strategic investments

Digital transformation holds the key to unlocking future growth in Europe. Through new funding projects, the next long-term EU budget – the European Multiannual Financial Framework – will help to bridge the EU’s digital investment gap for the 2021-2027 period. View the full factsheet ​ Article Source: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/investing-future-digital-transformation-2021-2027 This project has received funding from the European

In recent years, artificial intelligence has left the machine room and entered the world of mainstream business. Within the next five years, AI will have a major impact in all industries, according to research conducted by BCG and MIT Sloan Management Review. The research found that more than 70% of executives expect AI to play a significant

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