New alternatives to animal tests approved
Brussels, Mar 2006 Six new alternative testing methods that can replace animal tests for certain drugs and chemicals have been developed by the EU's European Centre for the Validation of Alternative...
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Pre-commercial public procurement should become a bridge from research to innovation, says Commission ICT expert group
Brussels, 24 March 2006 Proposals to drive forward innovation in the field of information and communication technologies through public procurement were presented yesterday in Vienna by an ad-hoc...
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Reding targets European Research Area for Grids
Brussels, 01 Jun 2005 The continued and growing investment in Grid research under the Fifth and Sixth Framework Programmes (FP5 and FP6) is clear evidence of the enormous potential that many in...
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Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen: Towards a knowledge-based European economy -- European Investment Bank Forum
Helsinki, October 2005 Mr. President, Mr. Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to this Forum. I am looking forward to an active exchange of views on the reform efforts needed in...
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Commissioner Joe Borg: Speech on the occasion of the adoption of the Green Paper on Maritime Policy to a joint meeting of EP Committees
Brussels, 7 June 2006 Speech on the occasion of the adoption of the Green Paper on Maritime Policy to the joint meeting of the Committees on Transport and Tourism; Environment, Public Health and Food...
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Broken pledge betrays post-92s, Driscoll says
Downing Street and senior ministers have "reneged" on a promise to give post-92 universities the lion's share of funding for applied research and knowledge-transfer work, it was claimed this week....
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European project develops new technologies to detect food contaminants
Brussels, 12 Oct 2005 The EU funded BioCop project is bringing together research expertise on new techniques to screen a variety of foodstuffs for multiple chemical contaminants, including pesticides...
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Turn on the green light
Hefce should push institutions to embed sustainability in business strategies, argues Martin Wiles The environment and sustainable development were notable by their absence in the general election...
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ECOSTAR project produces roadmap for lowering costs of solar power
Brussels, 03 Mar 2005 The Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) project ECOSTAR has drawn up a roadmap for making solar electricity competitive, citing research results indicating that the cost of creating...
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Oceanology international conference 2004
Brussels, 16 Feb 2004 The Oceanology International (OI) conference 2004 will take pace from 16 to 19 March in London, UK. The event is intended to provide an informed discussion on the status of the...
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Oceanology international conference 2004
Brussels, 16 Feb 2004 The Oceanology International (OI) conference 2004 will take pace from 16 to 19 March in London, UK. The event is intended to provide an informed discussion on the status of the...
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Europe’s Knowledge Economy: Making it Fit for the Future, Center for European Reform
London, 25 April 2006 Ladies and Gentlemen, I am happy to speak at this seminar of the Centre for European Reform about what we can do to make Europe a knowledge economy that is “fit for...
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'Fund nanotechnology to keep UK in vanguard'
A report this week called for more government funding to put the UK at the forefront of the nanotechnology industry. The report, by the Advisory Group on Nanotechnology Applications, says the UK has...
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Do you want to live to be 800? This man says that you can
A biogerontologist claims ageing can be reversed. Not all agree, finds Becky McCall I t comes as something of a surprise when Aubrey de Grey - a man who promotes a scientific theory that is dependent...