Brussels, 16/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 16 January, the European Commission announced that it was to earmark €114 million of the EU budget (framework programme for research and innovation 'Horizon 2020') for the funding of eight new research projects to fight the Ebola virus. Pharmaceutical companies will also be making a contribution, of a further €101 million.
Through these eight projects, the Commission hopes to combine four areas of research, with the aim of being able to...