The Biomedical Sciences Unit has published the following Science Policy Briefings and Position Papers:
| Title | Publication | Affiliation |
| Strategic Report - The Human Brain - From Cells to Society. Towards better mental health in Europe | 11/2012 | All standing committees |
| SPB No47 - Open Access in Biomedical Research | 09/2012 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB No46 - Medical Research Education in Europe | 09/2012 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB No45 - Implementation of Medical Research in Clinical Practice | 09/2012 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Proposal for a revision of the 'Clinical Trials Directive' (2001/20/EC) | 12/2011 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°43 - Health Research Classification Systems - Current Approaches and Future Recommendations | 11/2011 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| ESF Position on European Biobanks and sample repositories - relevance to Personalised Medicine | 05/2011 | |
| ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes (2010/63/EU) | 02/2011 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB No40 - Male Reproductive Health - Its impacts in relation to general wellbeing and low European fertility rates | 09/2010 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Implications of the EMF Directive 2004/40/EC for European Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Research | 06/2010 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB No38 - Human Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine – A European Perspective on Scientific, Ethical and Legal Issues (HumanStemCellResearch) | 05/2010 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| 2nd Edition of ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Proposal for a Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes | 03/2009 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°35 - Systems Biology for Medical Applications (SysBioMed) | 12/2008 | MED (formerly EMRC)-LEE (formerly LESC) |
ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Proposed Revision of the Directive on the Protection of Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes (86/609/EEC) | 09/2008 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| 05/2008 | MED (formerly EMRC) | |
SPB N°31 Structural Medicine II: The Importance of Lipidomics for Health and Disease | 06/2008 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
09/2007 | MED (formerly EMRC) | |
| SPB N°27 Structural Medicine I: The Importance of Glycomics for Health and Disease | 07/2006 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°26 Rheumatic Diseases A Major Challenge for European Research and Health Care | 06/2006 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°25 Systems Biology: a Grand Challenge for Europe | 10/2005 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| Socio Economic Value of Medical Research - An ESF position paper | MED (formerly EMRC) | |
| SPB N°24 Research on Infectious Diseases | 03/2005 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| Supplement to ESF SPB N°24 Research on Infectious Diseases | 03/2005 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°23 Nanomedicine | 02/2005 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°18 Human stem cell research (2nd Ed) Scientific uncertainties and ethical dilemmas | 08/2002 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°15 Use of animals in research 2nd Ed | 07/2001 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°14 Human stem cell research: Scientific uncertainties and ethical dilemmas (1st Ed) | 06/2001 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°13 Controlled clinical trials | 05/2001 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°12 Genetically Modified Plants | 04/2001 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| SPB N°9 Use of animals in research (1st Ed) | 09/2000 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| Environment and Health Research for Europe - Background Document to the Third Ministerial Conference | 06/1999 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| An Environment for Better Health - Integrated report of the ESF Environment and Health Programme | 11/1998 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
| Environment and Health Research for Europe - An ESF position paper | 09/1998 | MED (formerly EMRC) |
