Commission to put forward new SME strategy
Brussels, 02 Aug 2005 Enterprise and Industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen has announced that he will launch a new strategy for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the autumn. 'I will...
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German researchers awarded for brain pacemaker
Brussels, 02 Aug 2005 Two German researchers have been awarded the Erwin Schrödinger Prize for their development of a 'brain pacemaker' for the treatment of nervous disorders such as Parkinson's...
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Scientists weather a space storm to find its origin
Paris, 02 Aug 2005 A team of researchers from the UK and France used SOHO, ACE and the four Cluster spacecraft to study a huge eruption on the Sun, tracing its progress from birth to when it reached...
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Monthly UK Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease statistics
London, 2 August 2005 The Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. This includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob...
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Ministers 'hampering' overseas student recruitment University bosses yesterday accused the government of hampering efforts to recruit overseas students to British institutions. Government plans to...
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Research Initiative Grants
Deadline: 15/12/2005
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Research funding boost for Scottish universities Eight Scottish universities will share nearly £8 million to develop Scotland's research base in areas including clinical trials and carbon storage in...
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Proposed Council Decision authorising the placing on the market of foods and food ingredients produced from genetically modified Roundup Ready maize line GA21 (link)
Brussels, 01 Aug 2005 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorising the placing on the market of foods and food ingredients produced from genetically modified Roundup Ready maize line GA21 as novel...
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EU project's infrastructure used for drug discovery and earthquake analysis
Brussels, 01 Aug 2005 The EU-funded 'enabling grids for e-science' (EGEE) project has added applications on drug discovery and earthquake analysis to those running on its infrastructure. EGEE brings...
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Security challenge in the use of disruptive technologies
Brussels, 01 Aug 2005 The Commission's Information Society and Media DG has published a call for tenders for a study on the security challenge in the deployment and use of disruptive technologies....
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Financing European innovation
Brussels, 01 Aug 2005 An international conference entitled 'Financing European innovation' will examine how financial resources, new funding opportunities and creative investments are the driving...
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Euromed innovation and technology
Brussels, 01 Aug 2005 The Commission has published a call for tenders to provide enterprises in the region covered by the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (MEDA) with new instruments to reinforce...
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Enabling ÌÇÐÄVlog to Make Its Full Contribution to the Lisbon Strategy (link)
Brussels, 29 Jul 2005 Full text of Document 11482/05 Suite of documents 11482/05 No. prev. doc.: 10932/05 EDUC 113 RECH 157 No. Cion prop.: 8437/05 EDUC 70 RECH 88 - COM(2005) 152 final Subject:...
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EU-Chinese co-operation pinpoints potential treatments for SARS
Brussels, 29 Jul 2005 A team of EU-backed scientists from across Europe and China have identified a number of promising anti-SARS compounds. One of which is a treatment for schizophrenia first...
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Obesity conference, Belgium
Brussels, 29 Jul 2005 A conference on obesity and issues for Europe will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 4 and 5 October. Individual sessions will address areas such as energy balance, health...