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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Brussels, 17 Dec 2004 The results of the Commission's consultation on the future of European research policy show widespread support for the Commission's proposals, but a need for clarification on...