Brussels, 22 Nov 2002 The UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics has issued a consultation paper on ethical issues raised by the development of personalised medicines (pharmacogenetics). [ Consultation...
Scottish science makes it to market Iain Gray, Scotland’s minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, has told a Strathclyde University conference that 19 per cent of university spin-offs are in...
Clarke leans towards top-ups Education secretary Charles Clarke yesterday admitted that the government would not need to seek the backing of MPs if it wanted to introduce top-up fees in the next...
Copenhagen, 21 Nov 2002 The Council will hold an exchange of views, on the basis of the Commission's communication, "The European Research Area: Providing new momentum - Strengthening, reorienting,...
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 Responding to the challenges set by the Lisbon European Council of making Europe the most competitive and dynamic knowledge based economy in the world by 2010, the European...
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 A panel of representatives from EU Member States, the Commission and the automotive industry met to discuss the creation of the European Research Area (ERA) in Brussels on 20...
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 EU countries must harmonise their rules on clinical trials, the Director-General of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Professor Francoise...
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 The conference 'Creating sustainable products, services and product-service-systems' will take place in Sweden on the and 28 October 2003. The conference aims to respond to the...
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 Full text of Document 210/4/02 (PDF file) 20 November 2002 Council Register
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 Elisa Maria DAMIßO (PES, P) Report on the Commission communication on Life sciences and biotechnology - A Strategy for Europe ( COM(2002) - C5-0260/2002 - 2002/2123(COS)) Doc...
Copenhagen, 21 Nov 2002 The Commission will present its communication entitled "More research for Europe: Towards 3% of GDP", and the Council will hold an exchange of views on the basis of a...
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 EU Commissioner for Research, Philippe Busquin, highlighted the importance of coordinating Europe's transport research during his opening address at the 17th annual Polis...
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 Full text of Document 14352/02 From: The Presidency To: Coreper/Council No. prev. doc.: 13440/02 SAN 170 CODEC 1325 No. Cion prop.: 10238/02 SAN 95 CODEC 797 Subject:...
Brussels, 21 Nov 2002 Full text of Document 14076/02 No. prev. doc.: 12689/02 ENV 539 AGRI 230 WTO 125 CONSOM 86 MI 194 CODEC 1192 No. Cion prop.: 12213/02 ENV 501 AGRI 213 WTO 110 CONSOM 79 MI 177...
Copenhagen, 21 Nov 2002 The Council will take stock of the situation regarding the proposed Community patent system, following on from work at its meeting on 14 November on the jurisdictional...