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Claire Gray @bioscience_info

Senior policy officer League of European Research Universities. My opinion only. also @clairegray.bsky.social

Joined March 2012
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Managing change while phasing out animal testing in chemical safety assessments – a collection of stakeholder experiences and expectations publications.jrc.ec.europa.e…

Managing change while phasing out animal testing in chemical safety assessments – a collection of...

This is a summary of a series of bilateral discussions between the European Commission and different stakeholders in the context of developing the EU roadmap towards the phasing out of animal testing...

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NHPs still needed for scientific research. sciencebusiness.net/news/bio…

France expands primate breeding centre in name of scientific sovereignty

France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) plans to triple the capacity of its Provence breeding site for primates used in scientific experiments, in response to evolving regulatory,...

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Almost is the key word in this article. bbc.com/news/articles/cm2lpe…

Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments

The plan follows up on a manifesto promise to work towards the phasing out the practice.

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At the EU research security conference today, Commissioner Zaharieva announces that research security will embedded into law through the upcoming ERA act. research-and-innovation.ec.e…

Commission announces new measures to strengthen research security

Research and innovation news alert: For the first time, the Commissioner pledged to embed research security into law, including it in the Commission’s forthcoming European Research Area Act proposal.

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Super panel discussion at EC research security conference this afternoon on the topic of international talent recruitment whilst ensuring research security. Two more days of rich discussions to go, here in Bruxelles.
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Great to be here at the EU flagship research security conference Brussels this week. @LERUnews have organised 2 sessions in this conference, one on talent mobility into the EU and one on ensuring researchers are mindful of research security risks when leaving EU. #openandsecure
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Safeguards needed! 'The future Horizon Europe Framework Programme and notably its European Innovation Council, will support deep tech and disruptive innovation from research to scale-up, including on defence applications.' defence-industry-space.ec.eu…
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Poor Leuven -metro.co.uk/2025/09/01/oxfor…

The 'Oxford of Belgium' is a lesser-known European city break with £34 flights

It's also the home of Stella Artois.

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Europe mulls boosting military R&D with civilian science funding | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

Europe mulls boosting military R&D with civilian science funding

Worried about regional security, bloc pushes forward on controversial “dual-use” approach

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Nor in Flanders. But do they anywhere? brusselstimes.com/belgium/16…

'Expats don’t receive a lot of love in Brussels - here's why we matter'

Derek Blyth has spent 35 years living as an expat in Brussels. Despite the many challenges, he says he's not going anywhere.

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Great day @RWTH Aachen on ‘lessons learned from China: Navigating Experiences from 🇨🇳 🇪🇺 Cooperation for Future Global Engagements’ with the ENTRANCE group. Great to see some of Aachen, pity about the thunder and rainstorms. Looking forward to tomorrow!
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Bravo! Absolutely correct! sciencebusiness.net/fp10/vie…

Viewpoint: Europe’s research community needs more clarity (and respect)

Since Ursula von der Leyen started her second mandate at the helm of the European Commission, one thing has become abundantly clear: the EU needs to focus its efforts on defence and competitiveness...

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Really enjoyed the @VerityEU workshop in Vienna today. A very stimulating meeting tackling the all important topic of how we can encourage trust in science.
VERITY@VerityEU
27 Mar 2025
📢 We’ve officially kicked off the 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 here in beautiful Vienna, Austria! 🇦🇹 Throughout the day, we'll be diving deep into innovative strategies, collaborative thinking, and future-ready solutions. 🚀 Stay tuned!
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Delighted to see the eu life sciences consultation released today ec.europa.eu/info/law/better… open til 17th April.

European Commission - Have your say

European Commission - Have your say

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It is simple and affordable to detect most cases of CKD at the early stages. Importantly, new therapies are now available to effectively treat CKD. lives.theparliamentmagazine.eu/par…

Kidney diseases are silent killers impacting 100 million Europeans

Patient organizations are calling for political action to improve outcomes for people with kidney diseases

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Great to spend the last 2 days @UniBarcelona for @LERUnews discussing all things related to research security, including researcher mobility, and EU developments in this area.
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Super session on research security in Germany from @German_U15 @helmholtz_en et al. here at a very sunny and warm college station.
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How Trump could impact EU-US science and technology relations

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has prompted some European research leaders to ask if they should seek out new scientific partners globally, including a rapprochement with China. The EU has...

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And we are off! ASCE 2025 ⁦@TAMU⁩ begins. A few days of intense discussion on research security and counter exploitation begin in deepest Texas.
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