Brussels, 28 Jul 2004 The South African Ministers for Health and for Science and Technology officially opened the African office of the European and developing countries clinical trials partnership (...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2004 The European Parliament's scientific and technological options assessment unit (STOA) is now operating under new rules, introduced during July. STOA provides independent...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2004 The Commission has called on all stakeholders involved in information society technologies (IST) research to contribute to its five year assessment of EU IST research, and...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2004 A team of UK scientists is developing the first ever DNA and tissue bank to safeguard the genetic identity of thousands of animals facing extinction due to humankind's actions....
Brussels, 28 Jul 2004 Following the coming into effect of the EU Directive on the labelling of genetically modified (GM) food, Greenpeace has found that only a limited number of such products are on...
Brussels, 28 Jul 2004 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the Community (INSPIRE) Full Text EXPLANATORY...
Paris, 28 Jul 2004 From Greece to the Balkans, the Middle East and south eastern Europe there is a real need for broadband access. This is why Hellas SAT has launched an initiative called HOST (...
Drugs firms put up £4m to pay for animal experiments Britain's pharmaceutical giants delivered a defiant message to animal rights extremists yesterday by launching a £4 million research fund to pay...
Activists challenge monkey lab approval Animal rights activists have challenged the government's approval for a primate research laboratory on greenbelt land even though Cambridge University has...
New legal powers to trap animal rights militants New powers to tackle animal rights extremists by clamping down on protests outside people's homes and providing further protection for companies...
Brussels, Jul 2004 Full text of Document 11643/04 Suite of documents 11643/04 Subject: Co-operation between Research Funders in Europe Delegations will find attached, as announced in "Agriculture/...
Brussels, Jul 2004 This conference, organised by the Da Vinci Institute (NL), will explore the interface between science and society, including science communication and problem solving. Targeted at...
Brussels, Jul 2004 Learning about the critical issues shaping the 'knowledge society', this 'Club of Amsterdam' event will bring together policy-makers, experts and the leading thinkers in such areas...
Brussels, Jul 2004 The Commission has rejected concerns expressed by the Green/EFA Group in the European Parliament that the EU's authorisation process for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is '...
Brussels, Jul 2004 An independent report commissioned by the Irish Higher Education Authority (HEA) has found that despite a reputation for having a cutting-edge knowledge economy, Ireland is still...