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EU gives nod to state aid for OSIRIS

The European Commission has authorised €31 million aid from the French Industrial Innovation Agency for OSIRIS, an agricultural biotechnology research programme.

UCD appoints vice president for Innovation

Mark Keane has been appointed Vice President for Innovation at University College Dublin, with a brief to be the focal point for knowledge transfer, entrepreneurship and external partnerships.

Experts appointed to help set up ERA board

The European Commission has taken the first step in reforming research advice by appointing three people to identify experts from around Europe to form the advisory European Research Area Board.

Make Brussels work

On its second anniversary, the Science|Business news network is launching the Policy Bridge, an independent channel for news and events dedicated to EU innovation and R&D policy.

Where are all the women?

New research blames a lack of role models and workforce practices for the low representatio of women among academic staff – particularly senior staff.