Brussels, 8 May 2002 At a meeting in Granada on 7 May, the European Group on Life Sciences (EGLS), reporting to Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, set its agenda for the year to come. EGLS's...
Brussels, 08 May 2002 An opinion on the ethical conditions and limits of the patenting of human stem cells was presented to European Commission President Romano Prodi by the European group on ethics...
Brussels, 08 May 2002 Spain is continuing to promote the idea of a European research and innovation area as a way to address the gap between academic research and industrial innovation, Dr Arturo...
Brussels, 08 May 2002 A Fifth Framework programme (FP5) project designed to facilitate technology and know-how transfer within the European statistical system is holding a workshop on recent...
Brussels, 08 May 2002 The new eEurope 2005 action plan will have fewer and more focused priorities than its predecessor, the eEurope 2002 action plan, EU Commissioner for Enterprise and Information...
Brussels, 08 May 2002 The European Commission has published an updated version of its information leaflet on nanotechnology in the European research area (ERA). The leaflet outlines the many...
Brussels, 8 May 2002 Proposal for a Council Directive on the control of high activity sealed radioactive sources. Cover note. Brussels, 3 May 2002 (07.05) (document 8635/02 ATO 57). Full text...
Commons grilling for 'elitist' Royal Society The 340-year-old Royal Society was forced to defend itself during a 75-minute grilling by MPs yesterday. Royal Society president Lord May faced a barrage...
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Nottingham wins in popularity stakes The coveted title of the most popular university in Britain this year goes Nottingham, in the second instalment of the Good University Guide. (The Times) York...
Brussels, 7 May 2002 Draft Council Conclusions on biotechnology. Report from Industry Working Party on 2 May 2002 to Permanent Representatives Committee. Brussels, 3 May 2002 (document 8396/02 ECO...
Brussels, 7 May 2002 The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) has presented to the President Prodi on Tuesday 7th May 2002 its opinion n°16 on the "Ethical aspects of...
Brussels, 07 May 2002 An international consortium of scientists has published the draft genetic make-up of the mouse. The breakthrough will provide vital information to researchers investigating the...
Brussels, 07 May 2002 European experts are divided over the form a newly proposed agency for infectious diseases should take, according to a report from BioMedNet News. The debate follows an...
Brussels, 07 May 2002 The Information Society DG of the European Commission has issued a call for tenders for a study on the 'Future of electronic publishing towards 2010.' The objective of the call...