04.09.08 CASCADE Open Forum gives food for thought

Everyone wants to know what their food contains. So too does the CASCADE Network of Excellence, which identifies and studies the chemicals in Europe's food and drinking water. Financed by the European Commission, the network...

04.09.08 How fresh is your juice?

A glass of orange juice first thing in the morning has become an essential part of many people's breakfast. The refreshing drink provides an excellent source of vitamin C, in the form of ascorbic acid, and potassium. It is also...

04.09.08 BASF Plant Science and VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) boost cooperation

New cooperation project involves expertise of 60 researchers of VIB and Ghent University

Main focus on prediction of gene functions through novel bioinfor-matics tools

Target is to find yield enhancing genes for corn and...

26.08.08 Global links for strong research and innovation milieus

One goal of VINNOVA’s activities is to increase the international attractiveness and competitiveness of strong R&I milieus in Sweden. To help achieve this VINNOVA is developing the programme Global links for strong research and...

26.08.08 £4M for public private research partnership to improve UK diet and health

A unique public-private partnership between 3 Research Councils and 15 food and drink companies has yesterday launched £4M of research projects with the aim of improving scientific understanding of the key issues linking diet and...

26.08.08 New framework to put Further Education at heart of local communities

A new framework document sets out how Further Education can forge new partnerships to make a stronger contribution to the economic and social health of local communities. Further Education Colleges - Models for Success sets out...

15.07.08 Synergies between research and cohesion policy

The European Commission is preparing a practical guide on all EU funding opportunities available for research, development and innovation.

18.06.08 Evaluation of COMPERA Website

Almost two years ago, the COMPERA Website went public. Meanwhile, numerous users profiting from our information services could be attracted to the website. Before this background, we have started an evaluation of the website and...

16.06.08 RegioStars – The Awards for Regional Innovative Projects

RegioStars – The Awards for Innovative Projects – form part of the enhanced communication effort proposed in the Communication on Regions for Economic Change (COM(2006) 675). The communication states that “integral to the...

03.06.08 Scientists call for biobank identification codes

Biobanks are an invaluable resource for scientists. They contain tens of thousands of samples of human biological material such as blood or tissue, together with data such as clinical information associated with them. Researchers...