The objective of the study is to provide an overview of the state of play, the tasks and good practices related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for the automation of physical and cognitive tasks in the health and social care (HeSCare) sector. The specific objectives of th...

In 2022–2023, 28 EU/EEA countries and three Western Balkan countries (Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia) participated in the third ECDC point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals. Data from a total of 1 623 hospital...

The European Union Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials (EURL-FCM) organised a proficiency testing round (FCM-23/01) for the determination of the mass fraction of melamine and formaldehyde in food simulant B solutions, in support to Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1245. This proficien...

Alternative proteins are of increasing interest in terms of their potential to improve food security and reduce the environmental impacts of food and feed production. This study assesses the current state and future prospects of protein production globally and in the EU to 2050, with a focus on ...