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ESF seals deal on COST funding

The European Science Foundation has managed to preserve its contract to manage COST, (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) under the Seventh Framework Programme, agreeing a Euro 210 million deal with the European Commission.
07 Aug 2007

Germany gets EU go ahead for Internet project

The European Commission has authorized the Euro120 million that Germany intends to grant to start THESEUS, a research project for developing and testing new search technologies for the next generation Internet.
07 Aug 2007

Breeding success with an incubator in its back yard

When Lita Nelsen, director of MIT’s technology licensing office, is asked whether MIT has an incubator, she responds, “Yes, it’s called the city of Cambridge.” Lori Valigra looks at how MIT's environment drives entrepreneurship.
07 Aug 2007