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Valuing R&D

A new method is needed for linking research inputs to innovation outputs, says Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn.

26 May 2010

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After the stimulus, the cuts are coming

The European University Association has published its latest report on the impact of the economic crisis, showing the increasingly difficult situation faced by universities.

26 May 2010

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More than CHF 700 million invested in basic research in 2009

The Swiss National Science Foundation has published its annual review, showing it funded around 2,900 research proposals worth €498 million in 2009.

26 May 2010

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Axe falls in UK as new government gets into its swing

The UK’s new coalition government has swept into office and announced immediate cuts of £6 billion in public spending.

26 May 2010

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Japan’s RIKEN institute launches international synthetic genome competition

RIKEN, the Japanese research institute, has launched a contest to design a DNA sequence to give Arabidopsis Thaliana the ability to absorb and detoxify formaldehyde.

26 May 2010

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Edinburgh: Method for generating multi-lineage mesenchymal stem cells

26 May 2010

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Cambridge Discovery Fund invests in Sphere Fluidics

26 May 2010

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Next Kraftwerke raises new funding for microgeneration technologies

26 May 2010

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TU Delft: joins sustainable airport project

26 May 2010

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ETH Zurich: Blue Shift wins business plan competition with smart sunscreen

26 May 2010

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Karolinska takes part in the Sweden-China Innovation Week

26 May 2010

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Warwick: £5M advanced engineering imaging centre opens

26 May 2010

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European Institute of Innovation and Technology - Going live

One of the biggest new EU initiative in R&D was launched in 2008, and in 2010 the research begins: The European Institute of Innovation and Technology, or EIT in Brussels-speak, is going live.

26 May 2010

Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the EU, Brussels

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Personalised Healthcare

The technology is coming on apace, but Europe’s health services are not set up to get personalised healthcare to the patients.

19 May 2010

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ACES Profile: Lamera provides spin-out proof of concept for Chalmers

Halving the weight of metal parts looks like a magic recipe, but it's not easy changing the transport industry.

19 May 2010

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ERC considers a third grant scheme

With its existing grants stirring competition between universities, the ERC is considering another stream, new chair Helga Nowotny tells Science|Business.

19 May 2010

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Nantes launches its bid for share of €850 million health Innovation fund

Three leading institutions have joined forces in a bid for funding to become one of five new University Hospital Institutes being set up through France’s stimulus scheme.

19 May 2010

Health

Induced pluripotent stem cells may not be good disease models after all

A study funded under the ESTOOLS research programme has found that induced pluripotent stem cells may not provide such important disease models as first hoped.

19 May 2010

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Zurich: High-yield synthesis of metal-free phthalocyanines

19 May 2010

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Edinburgh: Rapid test for Hepatitis C virus drug efficacy

19 May 2010

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Valuing R&D

After the stimulus, the cuts are coming

More than CHF 700 million invested in basic research in 2009

Axe falls in UK as new government gets into its swing

Japan’s RIKEN institute launches international synthetic genome competition

Edinburgh: Method for generating multi-lineage mesenchymal stem cells

Cambridge Discovery Fund invests in Sphere Fluidics

Next Kraftwerke raises new funding for microgeneration technologies

TU Delft: joins sustainable airport project

ETH Zurich: Blue Shift wins business plan competition with smart sunscreen

Karolinska takes part in the Sweden-China Innovation Week

Warwick: £5M advanced engineering imaging centre opens

European Institute of Innovation and Technology - Going live

Personalised Healthcare

ACES Profile: Lamera provides spin-out proof of concept for Chalmers

ERC considers a third grant scheme

Nantes launches its bid for share of €850 million health Innovation fund

Induced pluripotent stem cells may not be good disease models after all

Zurich: High-yield synthesis of metal-free phthalocyanines

Edinburgh: Rapid test for Hepatitis C virus drug efficacy

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