Month: June 2018

Official Austrian EU Council Presidency Conference Background and goals The purpose of the conference is to bring valuation (i.e. the provision of added value through SSH) and impact contributions of SSH research to transformative, mission- and challenges-oriented national and European research and innovation agendas to the forefront, to openly reflect

An EU- and industry-funded project has developed a mobile app enabling patients and healthcare professionals to more easily report suspected adverse drug reactions. It has also analysed social media to assess drug safety. Both initiatives have shown potential for strengthening the monitoring of medicines. Powered by WPeMatico

An EU-funded project has established a data-collection and evaluation infrastructure to monitor iodine deficiency across Europe. The project’s database and EU-wide monitoring system will feed into national efforts to ensure Europeans get enough iodine to stay healthy. Powered by WPeMatico

A loan supported by the InnovFin-EU finance for innovators initiative under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and extended by the European Investment Bank (EIB) is enabling German firm Heliatek to boost production of an organic solar energy-generating film that can be used on office blocks. Powered by WPeMatico

EU-funded researchers are pilot testing a pioneering, nano-based packaging material that releases antimicrobial oils to slow food spoilage and prevent foodborne illnesses. This could bolster Europe’s efforts to tackle food waste and food safety. Powered by WPeMatico