Commission profiles new ERA-NET projects
Brussels, 21 Dec 2004 The European Commission has published synopses of a selection of ERA-NET projects receiving funding under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The brochure is the second in a...
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Conference: evolution of the life science industries
Brussels, 21 Dec 2004 An international conference entitled 'Evolution of the life sciences' will be held in Edinburgh, UK, from 23 to 25 February. As well as addressing the usual areas of uncertainty...
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US Federal Trade Commission: Genzyme Corp's $1 billion acquisition of Ilex Oncology cleared
Washington, 20 December 2004 Divestitures Required in the U.S. Market for Solid Organ Transplant Acute Therapy Drugs In the Matter of Genzyme Corporation and Ilex Oncology, Inc., FTC File No. 041...
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Today's news
This is the last Daily News update for 2004; the service will resume on Monday, January 10. The Times Higher sends all our readers best wishes for the holiday season and new year. Exeter...
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Results of nanotechnology survey highlight wants and needs of Europe's scientists
Brussels, 20 Dec 2004 The results of an online survey on 'a European strategy for nanotechnology' illustrate the areas that Europe's researchers consider should be a priority. Respondents...
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France provides 210 million euro for nanotechnologies
Brussels, 20 Dec 2004 France will increase its funding for nanosciences and nanotechnologies from 30 million to 70 million euro over three years, the country's Research Minister, François d'Aubert,...
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Mars water is key scientific advance of 2004
Brussels, 20 Dec 2004 The discovery of Mars' watery past by NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers has been chosen as the key scientific advance of 2004 in an annual list compiled by Science magazine...
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Europe's marine research funders to pool their resources in ERA-NET project
Brussels, 20 Dec 2004 Europe's leading marine research funding organisations are set to increase their joint activities following the launch of a three million euro ERA-NET scheme funded by the...
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Arianespace launches military and scientific satellites
Brussels, 20 Dec 2004 Arianespace has successfully launched the Helios IIA observation satellite for the French, Belgian and Spanish ministries of defence, together with six microsatellites for...
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Project planning and work plan design
Brussels, 20 Dec 2004 A workshop on project planning and work plan design in the context of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place in Hamburg, Germany, on 8 February. Through a...
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Today's news
Treasury starts to rank business schools The Treasury, custodian of statistics on public finance, economic indicators and taxation, is branching out into the unlikely area of business school rankings...
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GM oilseed rape GT73 (Extract from: Preparation Environment Council, 20 December 2004)
Brussels, 17 December 2004 A draft decision for the authorisation of the placing on the market of the GM oilseed rape known as GT73 was presented to the regulatory Committee under Directive 2001/18...
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Ireland now part of Europe's first satellite navigation system
Paris, 17 Dec 2004 EGNOS is a satellite navigation network currently being implemented all over Europe. In 2005 this network will enable everyone with an EGNOS receiver to pinpoint a position far...
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The Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus) (links to photos)
Paris, 17 Dec 2004 Photo Hi-res photo (1058 KB) The Tarantula Nebula is the most vigorous star forming region known in the local Universe. The Tarantula Nebula is 170 000 light-years away in the...
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Ariane-5 Flight 165 heads north
Paris, 17 Dec 2004 At exactly 17:26 (CET) this afternoon Flight 165 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its northward mission to Sun-synchronous orbit. This is the 17th commercial...