Published in Science – March 14 In his Editorial “Safeguard the world’s worst pathogens” (20 October 2023, p. 243), P. Millett suggests that the proliferation of maximum containment laboratories around the world could put biosafety and biosecurity at risk. In regions such as Europe, however, there are effective safety mechanisms in place that could serve […]

11/01/2024 The INTERCEPTOR project officially commenced today with a kick-off meeting held in Brussels. INTERCEPTOR, short for INTERnational Cooperation of high containment research infrastructures: from Epidemic Preparedness TO Response, is a groundbreaking initiative led by the European Research Infrastructure on Highly pathogenic Agents (ERINHA) in collaboration with key high containment laboratories (HCLs) from Europe and […]

09/01/2024 Starting this year, the new APPEAL (Antivirus Pandemic Preparedness EuropeAn pLatform) project has been launched to enhancing preparedness for future pandemics. In collaboration with 12 partners from 6 countries, under Jena University Hospital leadership, this EU funded collaboration will establish a comprehensive program for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs within a five year […]

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Six years after its 2nd edition, the 3rd International Conference on Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever was held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from September 19-21, 2023. The conference, sponsored by ERINHA, brought together around 100 participants including international public health professionals, clinicians, ecologists and laboratory researchers, as well as representatives from international bodies such as WHO. Meeting sessions […]

ERINHA participated in European research infrastructures events hosted in Tenerife under the auspices of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union:  the high-level conference on Research Infrastructures “Global dimension and sustainability of research infrastructures”, held from 25 to 26 September, and the 2nd ESFRI Stakeholders Forum Meetup, held on 27 September. The high-level […]

ERINHA has contributed to the 10th European Meeting on Viral Zoonoses (EMVZ) that took place in Saint Raphaël, France from the 23rd to the 26th September 2023. The meeting has gathered several scientists from Europe and international working on emerging zoonoses, including researchers from both ERINHA’s members and ISIDORe’s partners institutions. The scientific programme included […]

A new ERINHA paper is out in the EMBO Journal! Entitled « Be sustainable recommendations » for FAIR Resources in Life Sciences research: EOSC-Life’s Lessons this article discusses the objectives and obstacles faced by the Life Science (LS) communities within the Open Science framework, focusing on enhancing the reusability and sustainability of data, software tools, and workflows […]

A new ISIDORe paper has been published with the participation of the BY-COVID project and under ERINHA’s supervision, entitled “Umbrella Data Management Plans to Integrate FAIR Data: Lessons From the ISIDORe and BY-COVID Consortia for Pandemic Preparedness“ The paper outlines the process of developing a community-approved living document aimed at pandemic preparedness and responsiveness research. […]