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05.04.12 Norway and the new EU Framework Programme
Norway fully supports the broad lines of thinking in the proposal for the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation – Horizon 2020, but would like to see greater emphasis placed on marine and maritime research.
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29.03.12 BioX4Clusters - Brazilian expert from Biominas in Europe from April 10 to 19
In the frame of the BioX4Clusters project, financed by DG Entreprise and Industry and aiming the internationalisation of 4 Life Sciences clusters (Lyonbiopole, Biocat, BioM and BioPmed), we will welcome a Brazilian expert in...
[more]04.03.12 Innovation Partnerships: new proposals on raw materials, agriculture and healthy ageing to boost European competitiveness
The European Commission has today proposed decisive action to meet three key challenges facing our society, in areas that are crucial to growth and jobs: the supply of raw materials, sustainable agriculture, and active and...
[more]03.03.12 BioX4cluster world class cluster project launched
The European project BioX4Clusters (BIO crossing borders of 4 European Clusters for a joint internationalization strategy), in which Biocat participates, has been selected in the European Commission Directorate General for...
[more]28.02.12 New EU-funded research infrastructure for biology gets going
A new structural biology research infrastructure has just been launched, most likely meaning more breakthroughs in biomedical science are just around the corner. Fifteen of Europe's leading structural biology research institutes...
[more]26.02.12 VINNOVA Director-General proposes Life Science partnership
Following AstraZeneca's closure in Södertälje the business, academic and healthcare communities gave their outlook on future research and development in innovation. Given the right initiatives, the Swedish pharmaceutical research...
[more]26.02.12 Norway to join EU initiative on Alzheimer’s research
Norway seeks an active role in the large-scale, Europe-wide programme for research on Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, launched 7 February.
[more]15.01.12 Europeans ready for 'active ageing', new survey says
To mark the start of the 2012 European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity of Generations, the Commission presented today a new Eurobarometer survey showing that 71% of Europeans are aware that Europe's population is getting...
[more]09.01.12 News about India
Follow the European Business and Technology Centre's journey through our bi-monthly newsletter which gives the reader a snapshot of our activities over two months. The newsletter brings you up-to-date on some our key activities...
[more]02.12.11 Proteins stopping HIV in its tracks?
Researchers in the United Kingdom have shed new light on how the body's proteins can fight the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). The study, presented in journal Nature, was funded in part by the NIMBL ('Nuclease immune...
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