The Commission wants to knit existing data infrastructures into a shared pan European resource. Agreeing the rules for doing this is a daunting task, says Juan Bicarregui, a member of the expert group that is laying the groundwork
Brexit, healthcare management, EU R&D planning and other hot-button topics drive expansion of Brussels-based innovation network to more than 50 members from 17 countries
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The study, commissioned by the electronics company Philips, covers Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the UK and the US.
The EU Commission has proposed a European Open Science Cloud. Science|Business, following its September 20 members’ conference on the topic, offers this primer
New Zealand's chief science adviser Peter Gluckman says the demand for expert advice keeps on growing, despite an apparent dismissal of evidence in politics today
The world’s most powerful radio telescope will collect more information each day than the entire internet. Major advances in computing are required to handle this data, but it can be done, says Bernie Fanaroff, strategic advisor for the SKA
A new interdisciplinary research institute in South Africa to fight tuberculosis (TB), HIV and related diseases has been announced on Tuesday, following a merger between two leading research institutions, with UCL as a key academic partner
EU Research Commissioner today described the attributes around which he would like the Council to be shaped and launched a consultation seeking feedback from the public. It’s time for action to convert Europe’s world-leading science into products, he said
Consultations on the shape of a European Innovation Council are underway, but it is far from clear what the remit should be. Science|Business takes a look at role models around the world
The Nickel Institute is pleased to announce that David Butler, currently Executive Director & General Counsel, has been appointed President, effective 1 June 2015.
The world’s first medical device to detect shock and high blood pressure in pregnant women could cut maternal deaths in developing countries by up to 25%, saving more than 70,000 lives a year.
A new Science|Business report counts the benefits of big science and presents opinions from experts on how these projects can do even more to pay their way
With the post of EU chief science adviser axed, Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas is to look at new ways of providing independent scientific inputs to policymaking. A list of the options will be presented before the summer, he tells Science|Business
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