Commission project to tackle 'killer bacteria'
Brussels, 16 Oct 2002 An EU project involving 11 European laboratories is to study Group A streptococci (GAS) infections, also known as 'killer bacteria' due to the speed at which they can develop....
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MoU on COST research project "Characterisation of paper surfaces for improved printing paper grades" (link)
Brussels, 16 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 265/02 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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MoU on COST Research project "New Materials and Systems for Prestressed Concrete Structures"
Brussels, 16 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 264/02 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST Action 534 "New Materials and...
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The European Research Area: The Member States must do more, says the Commission
Brussels, 16 October 2002 Philippe Busquin, the European Research Commissioner today put forward suggestions for promoting the European Research Area initiative. The communication entitled "Providing...
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Busquin calls for networking of national agriculture research programmes
Brussels, 16 Oct 2002 EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin has called for the creation of a European platform on plant science through the networking of national research programmes. The...
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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook
Paris, 16 Oct 2002 Nations and private companies, spurred by the need to accelerate innovation, are shaking up their approach to research and development. That's one of the conclusions in the OECD's...
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OECD Workshop to Promote Co-operation on Intellectual Property Generated by Public Research Organisations
Paris, 16 Oct 2002 Universities and other public research organisations generate valuable forms of intellectual property from software and databases to genetic and other inventions that can be major...
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Broadband satellite Internet access for schools in rural Ireland
Paris, 16 Oct 2002 SchoolSat is a trial service providing fast access to the Internet for schools in rural Ireland using leading-edge satellite technology developed by Web-Sat in Dublin and supported...
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Soyuz rocket fails on launch from Plesetsk cosmodrome carrying ESA experiment payload
Paris, 16 Oct 2002 A Russian Soyuz launcher exploded some 20 seconds after lift-off from the Russian Plesetsk cosmodrome last night, 15 October, at 20:20 CEST. The launcher was carrying the unmanned...
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Integral ready for launch
Paris, 16 Oct 2002 16 October 2002 ESA's Integral has been given the green light and is all set for launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in the early hours of tomorrow morning. More than 34 simulations...
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Statements to the Council minutes on the Decisions adopting the specific programmes implementing the Sixth Framework Programme for research of the EU and of Euratom
Brussels, 16 Oct 2002 Full text of Document 139/1/02 14 October 2002 INFORMATION NOTE From: General Secretariat No. Cion prop. 5943/02 RECH ATO 13 Subject: Council Decisions: - adopting the specific...
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The European Research Area: Providing new momentum - Strengthening, Reorienting, Opening up new perspectives
Brussels, 16 Oct 2002 Full text 1. SUMMARY Launched at the Lisbon European Council in March 2000, the creation of a European Research Area has become the central pillar of EU activities in the field...
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Philippe Busquin: Mettre la recherche agricole au coeur de la société Conférence EURAGRI Bruxelles, 15 octobre 2002
Bruxelles, 15 octobre 2002 L'intitulé même de la conférence EURAGRI « Science pour la société Science avec la société » évoque une question cruciale pour l'avenir de la recherche en Europe dans un...
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Philippe Busquin: Les sciences de la vie et les biotechnologies dans l'Espace européen de la Recherche Carrefour des biotechnologies Lille, le 15 octobre 2002
Lille, le 15 octobre 2002 Madame la Ministre, Mesdames et Messieurs, Pour un commissaire européen à la recherche, c'est une occasion rêvée de pouvoir s'adresser à une assemblée si diversifiée d'...
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Union threatens to strike over super-university Academic staff at two London colleges intending to merge into one "super-university" threatened yesterday to block the plans with strike action....