EU-LIFE

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EU-LIFE is the alliance of independent research institutes in the life sciences across Europe, aiming to promote and strengthen European research excellence. https://eu-life.eu/

๐Ÿ’ก Innovation starts with excellent science, collaboration and support to help ideas move towards impact. Our new factsheet shows how EU-LIFE strengthens innovation with initiatives like the Pitching Event, with 82 scientists trained & 37 projects pitched to venture capital so far. โžก๏ธ bit.ly/4z0yMy8

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EU-LIFE for innovation

Since its creation, EU-LIFE has driven innovation at the heart of European science. By strengthening the entire innovation cycle, from breakthrough research to effective valorisation, EU-LIFE helps its member institutes perform better, collaborate smarter, and turn ideas into impact.

Through its policy and community work, EU-LIFE ensures that research excellence connects seamlessly with innovation:

โ€ข Contribution towards shaping and development of the European Innovation Council (EIC).
โ€ข Publication of EU-LIFEโ€™s vision for the EIC in the context of the policy debate about FP10.
โ€ข Commitment to advancing the European Research Areaโ€™s knowledge valorisation agenda and fostering dialogue between academia, industry, and investors.

โ€œGroundbreaking science for a healthier futureโ€

Find about the research carried out in EU-LIFE member institutes and how it fosters innovation in this collection of success stories launched in 2023 in the context of the allianceโ€™s 10th anniversary:

https://eu-life.eu/stories

โ€œFundamental research for European Competitivenessโ€

Read the views of biotech innovation experts on the role of discovery-driven research for European competitiveness:

https://eu-life.eu/newsroom/publications/fund-research-EU-competitive

Interaction with innovation leaders of the biotech sector

The EU-LIFE Strategy Meetings, celebrated annually to establish the strategic priorities of the alliance, usually include exchange meetings with biotech, funding and innovation experts.

The main aim of these sessions is to explore how fundamental research can serve as a foundation for innovation.

They are organised in an open and participative format that fosters forward-looking conversations about the common challenges of research and industry in the field of the life sciences, with a particular interest in how curiosity-driven researchers can contribute to the new global agendas.
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EU-LIFE Pitching Event

The annual EU-LIFE Pitching Event was created by the Technology Transfer Working Group with the aim to support experts and scientists to bridge the gap between lab and market, providing researchers direct access to venture capitalists, industry, and biotech leaders. This initiative was featured by the European Commission in a collection of success stories on research management: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/video/I-273147

7 EU-LIFE Pitching events organised 2017-2025

94 Venture capitalists engaged 2021-2025

37 Projects pitched by researchers 2021-2025

82 Researchers trained 2021-2025

GOALS

Train researchers to pitch their projects and create translational plans.

Link entrepreneur researchers with industry and venture capital.

Help identify promising translational research projects.

Build up an international network of tech transfer experts.

ORGANISERS

โ€œIt is a pleasure to co-organise the EU-LIFE Pitching Event, to showcase inspiring projects from European institutions and to see such strong engagement from the community. A beautiful example of the potential and impact of European research.โ€

Eylem Aydogdu Lohaus, Business Dev. Manager & IP Advisor at CRG, & Kornelia Mikula, Head of the Tech Transfer Office at IIMCB
Co-chairs of the EU-LIFE Tech Tranfer Working Group

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"Like pollen carried by bees" - so true. Thanks @eu-life.bsky.social for making this valuable exchange happen.

EU-LIFE@eu-life.bsky.social ยท 3w ago

๐Ÿ Some collaborations grow over years before they meet face to face. In a new #EULIFEblog post, Hongchang Fu, postdoc at @crick.ac.uk , reflects on how his visit to @nkinl.bsky.social helped continue a long-standing collaboration and showed why in-person academic exchanges matter โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3R6N0ML

Daniela Thommen and Hongchang Fu during his visit to NKI in Amsterdam.

๐Ÿ”ฌ The ๐—˜๐—จ-๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—™๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ programme opened @nkinl.bsky.social research groups and facilities to colleagues across the alliance, creating space for focused scientific exchange and strengthening mutual awareness, collaboration and trust. Read more โžก๏ธ eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...

EU-LIFE Connects Science 2026, powered by NKI.

Picture of the participants of the EU-LIFE Connects Science 2026 programme receiving their certificate of participation from Marta Miฤ…czyล„ska, Chair of EU-LIFE, and Henri van Luenen, Director of operations NKI.

๐Ÿ“ฃ As #FP10 negotiations enter a decisive phase, EU-LIFE together with other 6 leading EU research organisations bring together policymakers and key stakeholders to discuss why investment in research & innovation must be a strategic priority for Europe. More info & registration โžก๏ธ bit.ly/4vrVkFz

Investing in What Makes Europe Strong: Research and innovation in the next EU budget
Time and place: 9. Sep. 2026 13:00โ€“16:30 CEST, University Foundation, Rue d'Egmont 11, Brussels

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ EU-LIFE and European R&I organisations met with Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva to discuss #FP10 at a decisive stage. Our shared message: FP10 must be self-standing, sufficiently resourced, and able to support excellent research, talent and collaboration. Read more โžก๏ธ eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...

Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, with representatives of CESAER, the Coimbra Group, EU-LIFE, the European University Association, the League of European Research Universities, The Guild and the Young European Research Universities Network.

โš ๏ธ EU-LIFE is concerned by the Council Presidency proposal to reduce Horizon Europe to โ‚ฌ167.9bn, below the European Commissionโ€™s โ‚ฌ175bn and far from the โ‚ฌ200bn minimum called for by leading voices on Europeโ€™s competitiveness & innovation agenda. More about EU-LIFE's advocacy for FP10โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3SqIlFw

"๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด-๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป," said Marta Agostinho, Executive Director of EU-LIFE.

As #FP10 negotiations continue, @meagostinho.bsky.social argues in this article that speed must not come at the expense of quality. FP10 should reflect the full diversity of EUโ€™s research ecosystem, including universities, independent research institutes and other research-performing organisations โฌ‡๏ธ

Craig Nicholson@clanicholson.bsky.social ยท 2mo ago

Lead story from our latest issue: โ€˜FP10 deal should not sacrifice quality for speedโ€™ www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

A small delegation from the FMI is at the NKI in Amsterdam for this yearโ€™s @eu-life.bsky.social community meeting: three intense days of exchanging ideas on strategy, science communication, EDI and more with colleagues from leading life science institutes across Europe ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿค

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ FP10 & the European Competitiveness Fund will shape EUโ€™s capacity to support excellent research, develop talent & turn knowledge into impact Ahead of the Competitiveness Council, EU-LIFE & leading R&I stakeholders call for coherent, ambitious & operational positions on FP10 & ECF โžก๏ธ bit.ly/4tVqjbu

Universities and research institutes call on Council to build on Parliamentโ€™s momentum on FP10 and the ECF
Joint statement ahead of Competitiveness Council and General Affairs Council meetings dated 27 May 2026