VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University, together with a group of contributing local companies, are starting a new Tekes-funded project on optical switching and transmission technologies to improve the scalability and energy-efficiency of data centres and 5G networks where the volumes of data transfer grow exponentially.
Fears big data could affect insurance coverage and be used to track the performance of clinicians are holding back adoption. But big data means better data, according to speakers at a Science|Business conference
Innovation and research are distinct activities. If Europe is to extract greater value from its science we need an independent European Innovation Council, with a different brief from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, and separate from the European Research Council
The four-year Gliomark project aims to develop and commercialise a novel diagnostic for brain cancer. It has been funded by the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument
Entrepreneurs are made, not born. An award-winning Finnish scheme is teaching primary pupils entrepreneurial skills and instilling an entrepreneurial mindset
For the second year in a row, two scientists from King’s College London have been shortlisted as winners of the 15th Wellcome Image Awards, which annually showcases the best in science image making.
To meet the challenge of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, a concerted effort and long-term economic commitment is needed, according to a new expert report by internationally leading researchers in the field. The journal Lancet Neurology devotes its entire April issue to a detailed overview and recommendations about how patient care, as well as basic and clinical research on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias should be organised in the future. The report will be presented at a workshop hosted by the European Parliament in Brussels on March 15, during the Brain Awareness Week 2016.
In a show of faith in European biomedical research, the pharma company is extending its open innovation approach and setting up a bioincubator at its campus in Beerse, Belgium. Start-ups using the facility will have access to expertise, equipment and funding
Science|Business wants to help innovators learn from the failures of others. Here, Anca Banita describes soldiering on after an attempt to raise money for an app promoting a nationwide clearance of illegal rubbish dumps in Romania flopped
The first of two joint European Space Agency–Roscosmos missions to Mars has begun a seven-month journey to the planet, where will it look for methane in the atmosphere and assess if the gas was generated by micro-organisms or is a result of geological activity
To fight growing antimicrobial resistance, the use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, and there should be incentives for new ones should be developed
Factoring real world evidence and patients’ opinions into the operation of healthcare systems can reduce inequality within and between countries, whilst increasing sustainability. We need to start by measuring outcomes
As flying machines become more common-place in our everyday lives, their related technologies are poised to become a multi-billion dollar industry. Ushering in a new era, ETH Zurich researchers are developing dynamic systems that empower flying machines to interact with humans.
The acting vice-chancellor and the university director met with the Ethics Council. Recent events have accentuated that there is a need to clarify and revitalise work with research ethics at KI.
The first forum road map update for six year introduces six new science facilities of cross-European interest, with the aim they are up and running in 10 years
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