EU allocates €65 million in data underpinning biomedical research and AI tools for biotechnology

The European Commission has allocated €65 million to safeguard scientific data essential to biomedical research and the development of AI tools for biotechnology, including data on genes, proteins and scientific discoveries.

On 06/10/2026, the Commission announced the launch of three grants and a call as part of the recently amended work programme of Horizon Europe for 2026-2027.

The €65m will be allocated as follows:
• GENCODE - €19m: for data on genes and their role in health and disease;
• UniProt - €30m: for data on proteins and their functions, for biomedical research and biotechnology;
• Europe PMC - €8m: access to scientific literature in the life sciences and associated data;
• A further €8m will be allocated via a competitive call for proposals to strengthen other essential databases and services in the life sciences.

The Commission explained that much of the information on genes, proteins and so on depends on fragmented, short-term funding. This puts pressure on the long-term maintenance and continuity of services. This package aims to bolster Europe's ability to support this…