Eleven of Europe’s leading ion beam facilities have joined forces to create the Spirit network, which was officially launched earlier this month in Dresden.
A quietly published review has criticised FP6 as too bureaucratic, and for not reaching out to the private sector. But are these failings being perpetuated in FP7?
The European Patent Office rejected more patent applications than it passed for the first time last year, a move that it says will to raise the quality of the patents it grants.
The EU has increased the internet capacity available to researchers in the South Caucasus, enabling the area’s largest network for research and education.
Three of the UK’s largest learned societies in biological and environmental sciences have signed an agreement which is a significant step towards integration.
“Being innovative involves recognising tomorrow’s problems and finding the solutions today” says Adel Sharif, founding director of Surrey Aquatechnology.
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