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US pair win Nobel Prize for genetic discovery Research that has revolutionised understanding of how genes work landed the Nobel Prize for medicine yesterday for two US scientists, Professors Andrew...
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Engineering industry chief on boosting European research and innovation
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 Last year, Orgalime, the European Engineering Industries Association, elected Edward Krubasik as its President. Professor Krubasik has a strong background in research (he has a...
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Focus on the Market Environment more than on Indicators to Boost Innovation, says Finnish Presidency Minister Vanhanen
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 'The Lisbon strategy concentrates too heavily on indicators and resources - in reality, we need to understand that innovation relies above all on a good market environment that...
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Stakeholders unite to raise awareness of accident-avoidance technologies
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 Intelligent transport systems can save lives. The application of technologies such as Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and in-vehicle emergency calls can both reduce the...
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European Parliament resolution on taking stock of the Galileo programme (link)
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 P6_TA-PROV(2006)0385 Galileo (B6-0511/2006) European Parliament resolution on taking stock of the Galileo programme Provisional Edition of Texts Adopted European Parliament Item...
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European Parliament resolution on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (2006/2004(INI)) (link)
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 P6_TA-PROV(2006)0392 Nanoscience and nanotechnology ( A6-0216/2006 - Rapporteur: Miloslav Ransdorf) European Parliament resolution on nanosciences and nanotechnologies: an...
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Commission Agenda Entry: Thursday, 12 October (may move to the 18): Adoption of the proposal to create a European Institute of Technology
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 The news: 0n 22 February 2006, the European Commission outlined a proposal for the creation of a European Institute of Technology (EIT), as announced in the mid-term review of...
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Agenda of the Research Working Party
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 Full text of Document 3192/06 1. FP7 and Rules for Participation  examination of Presidency text (doc. to follow) 2. ITER - European Legal Entity  continuation of discussions...
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Agenda of the Research & Joint Atomic Questions Working Party, 2 Oct
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 Full text of Document 3192/1/06 Revision 01 1. FP7 and Rules for Participation (EC) Â examination of Presidency text (doc. to follow) 2. ITER - European Legal Entity Â...
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Birth of a solar system
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 New research from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT), based in Chile, has found what the team believes to be the early formation of a new solar...
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Assessment of cumulative evidence on genetic associations
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 ECNIS (Environmental Cancer Risk, Nutrition and Individual Susceptibility) Network of Excellence is to hold a HuGENet Workshop on the assessment of cumulative evidence on...
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Workshop will examine whether a permanent structure help make Networks of Excellence more sustainable -- Brussels, 15 November
Brussels, 29 Sep 2006 The CASCADE Network of Excellence (NoE) will hold a one-day workshop in Brussels on the sustainability of NoEs on 15 November. The aim of the workshop is to share experiences...
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EESC Opinion: Galileo - European supervisory authority (extract)
Brussels, 13 September 2006 OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the GALILEO programme: successful establishment of the European supervisory authority Own-initiative opinion...
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Public Patent Foundation Files for Revocation of Four Widely Asserted Monsanto GMO Patents
New York, 29 Sep 2006 The Public Patent Foundation ("PUBPAT") filed formal requests with the United States Patent and Trademark Office today to review and ultimately revoke four of Monsanto Company's...
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WTO Panel Reports on biotech disputes brought against the EU approvals scheme on GMO products (links)
Geneva, 29 Sep 2006 The WTO, on 29 September 2006, issued the reports of the panel that had examined complaints by the United States, Canada and Argentina, respectively, against "European Communities...