Europe - Commission approves up to €1 billion of State aid by six Member States for the first Important Project of Common European Interest in the health sector

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the first Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI') to support research, innovation and the first industrial deployment of healthcare products, as well as innovative production processes of pharmaceuticals. This IPCEI will notably contribute to the European Health Union's objectives by delivering innovations addressing diseases for which there are no satisfactory means of prevention or treatment and by increasing t...