Research and innovation (Extract from Presidency Conclusions Brussels European Council 16/17 October 2003) Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 Developing the competitiveness of the European economy in line with...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 Innovation, research and development and skills are crucial for Europe's growth potential. Action will concentrate on mobilising investment and getting the right regulatory...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 The food and agriculture organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an initiative to help students, researchers and scientists from developing countries gain free and...
Brussels, 17 October 2003 A key player in the fight against cancer and illegal nuclear trafficking, the European Commission Joint Research Centre's Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) at...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 The UK's farm scale evaluations of genetically modified (GM) crops, the largest study if its kind to date, has failed to conclude whether such technology is better or worse for...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 The first Spaniard and sixth European to visit the International Space Station (ISS) will leave on board Soyuz flight 7S, to be launched in Kazakhstan on 18 October. Pedro Duque...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 The UK is to create a network of science learning centres aimed at stimulating science teaching across the country. The six regional centres and national centre will seek to...
Public spending on scientific research in the Brussels-Capital region is to rise to nearly 13 million euro for 2003, the regional government has announced. A total of 35 enterprises in the region...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 The European and developing countries clinical trials partnership (EDCTP) is recruiting three disease managers in the areas of AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. The EDCTP...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 The UK's Food Standards Agency is calling for project proposals in a range of fields. The agency encourages and welcomes applications from outside the UK. The areas addressed by...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 The European Patent Office (EPO) is hosting the second annual epoline conference on online patent management and information dissemination from 9 to 12 December in Barcelona,...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 A half day workshop on the use of web-based platforms to manage communication and information sharing within large projects under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take...
Brussels, 17 Oct 2003 An international conference on space cognition, scientific research and application will take place from 24 to November in Rome, Italy. The conference, which is a concluding...
Paris, 17 Oct 2003 The Galileo Joint Undertaking is officially issuing a first invitation to tender for the Galileo Concession. The invitation is published today in the Official Journal of the...
Paris, 17 Oct 2003 On 19 October 30 cars will be jostling for position at the start of the 7th World Solar Challenge in Darwin, Australia. After winning in 2001 with Nuna I, the Nuon Solar Team, from...