07.03.10 Europe 2020: Commission proposes new economic strategy in Europe

The European Commission has launched today the Europe 2020 Strategy to go out of the crisis and prepare EU economy for the next decade. The Commission identifies three key drivers for growth, to be implemented through concrete...

01.03.10 Bone-hard biomaterial

Screws used in surgical operations are often made of titanium. They usually have to be removed after a while or replaced by new ones. A new biomaterial makes this unnecessary. It promotes bone growth and is biodegradable.

01.03.10 PV Expo: Germany Drives High-Quality Solar

Berlin - Germany is home to approximately every second solar module worldwide, based on industry estimates. 2009 installations exceeded expectations, largely driven by an ongoing demand for high-quality rooftop modules. Germany...

27.02.10 BRIDGE-BSR Roundtable, Gdansk, Poland

The BRIDGE-BSR Roundtable will take place in Gdansk, Poland on 9 March 2010. The BRIDGE-BSR Roundtable is a dialogue between regional decision and opinion makers and the ScanBalt BioRegion Community. It aims to implement...

26.02.10 Why SMEs succeed in EU research projects

What are the performance factors that strengthen participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the health and biotechnology fields? The KAPPA-Health ('Key performance factor assessment and valorisation for...

26.02.10 Minister encourages growth of life sciences sector

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has urged the local life sciences sector to work in partnership with industry, clinicians and academia across the UK to maximise growth.

The Minister was addressing key influencers and...

23.02.10 Bacterial Networks 2010, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain

Bacterial Networks 2010 (BacNet10) will be held in Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain from 4 to 9 September 2010. The six-day conference aims to discuss and share research on mechanisms and principles of information collection,...

22.02.10 Cooperation With USA Highlights Nanotechnology in Eastern Germany

Berlin - The global market for nanotechnology is estimated to surpass EUR 1 trillion by 2015. Driven in large part by the development of nanotechnology in Eastern Germany, Germany is one of the top four locations for...

21.02.10 Top 10 export competitiveness clusters

“It is not necessarily competitiveness clusters with a worldwide dimension, or who aim for such, that have increased the export rates of their members the most,” says journalist Isabelle Verdier (lemoci.com). This Top 10 was...

21.02.10 Clusters and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Clusters and the businesses they are composed of carry out more and more group actions built around the question of jobs, skills, the environment and social links. For example, the Pôle des Eco-Industries de Poitou-Charentes,...