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Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures

The European Commission recently published a Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures. It was presented by the President of the European Commission, Ms. Ursula Von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in response to the European Council...
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Commission and European Investment Fund unlock €8 billion in finance for 100,000 SMEs

The European Commission has unlocked €1 billion from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) that will serve as a guarantee to the European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group. This will allow the EIF to issue special guarantees to incentivise banks and...
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European Commission Q&A Guidance on medical devices

In order to support the European health sector, the European Commission announced published a Q&A guidance document on medical devices, active implantable medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices in the COVID-19 context, avaliable here. For further informaion, pleaes refer to the...
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European Commission Guidance for manufacturers of medical equipment and material

To address the Coronavirus outbreak and to ramp-up overall production of personal protective equipment, the European Commission has already made available relevant European harmonised standards to interested companies, as well as revised harmonised standards that allow manufacturers to place on the...
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European Commission: Coronavirus response

The European Commission has coordinated with Member States in responding to COVID19. A new website in 24 languages details the support being provided for businesses. In particular, the Corona Response Investment Initiative will be directed at SMEs, labour markets, other vulnerable parts of the EU...
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Applications welcome from startups and SMEs with innovative solutions to tackle Coronavirus outbreak

The European Commission is calling for startups and SMEs with technologies and innovations that could help in treating, testing, monitoring or other aspects of the Coronavirus outbreak to apply urgently to the next round of funding from the European Innovation Council. The new deadline for...