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£100m more for research An extra £100 million in government spending on medical research is to be channelled towards Alzheimer's disease, stroke, diabetes and mental health, John Reid, the health...
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Mars rover finds itself by ancient seaside Analysis of rocks at the Meridiani Planum landing site of the Mars rover Opportunity indicates that it was once covered at least intermittently with salty...
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AmCham EU submission to DG Competition regarding the January 2004 Draft of the Proposed Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and Guidelines (link)
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 Amcham EU would like to take this opportunity to comment on the latest draft of the TTBE in advance of the Advisory Committee meeting scheduled to discuss the matter on 18...
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Working document on genetic data by Commission's Data Protection Working Party (link)
Brussels, 23 March 2004 Working Document on Genetic Data 17.03.2004 - WP 91 [...] V. CONCLUSIVE REMARKS Given the fast moving age of technological, scientific and economic developments in the field...
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Security Research: First Call for Proposals set for April 2004
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 The first Call for Proposals under the new 'Preparatory Action on the enhancement of the European industrial potential in the field of Security Research' (PASR 2004) will be...
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Prior information of call for proposals under Preparatory Action on security research
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 The European Commission has announced that it is to launch a call for proposals for projects and supporting activities under the Preparatory Action on 'The enhancement of...
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Commission funds novel strategy to fight the transmission of HIV
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 The European Commission has awarded 11.7 million euro over five years to a new Integrated Project that aims to identify novel approaches to preventing HIV-1 transmission. The...
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Public participation essential for good scientific governance, says Busquin
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 At a conference entitled 'Life sciences in society today: modern biology and visions of humanity', Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin highlighted the need to promote...
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German researchers aim to set patients free with telemedicine applications
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 Researchers from three Fraunhofer Institutes in Germany have developed a wireless armband that can monitor vital signs such as temperature, pulse, blood oxygen saturation and...
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CORDIS launches security research service
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 CORDIS, the European Community's Research and Development Information Service, has launched a new service on security research. The creation of a Security Research Preparatory...
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Workshop on the financing opportunities open to the agrofood sector
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 The Italian Agency for the Promotion of European Research (APRE) is organising a workshop on the financing opportunities offered by the European Commission. The workshop, which...
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Conference on changes in neuronal gene expression and CNS drug responses
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 The International Society of Neurochemistry is hosting a series of special neurochemistry events, the first of which will focus on 'Changes in neuronal gene expression and CNS...
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International walnut symposium
Brussels, 23 Mar 2004 An international walnut symposium will take place in Naples, Italy, from 7 to 9 November. The event will address the biological aspects, propagation and plant defences of the...
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ESA's orbiting hurricane hunter back in action
Paris, 23 Mar 2004 After a three-year gap, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is again routinely assimilating data from an instrument aboard ERS-2 that 'sees' wind fields over the...
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Europe and Russia: a 15-year partnership in human spaceflight
Paris, 23 Mar 2004 Fifteen years of fruitful cooperation in human spaceflight activities between Russia and the European Space Agency have set the stage for even closer cooperation. "Growing together...