Day: November 23, 2018

Events – Systems Epigenetics: Towards Precision Cancer Medicine – 27-30 November 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands

This conference brings together scientists from multidisciplinary fields employing different research strategies: • Epigenetic profiling at genome-wide and/or single cell level to identify complex dynamic regulatory interactions, • Bioinformatics and mathematical modelling to understand and predict observed (dynamic) phenotypic responses, • Innovative epigenetic interference tools using for instance CRISPR/dCas-based epigenetic editing tools to

Events – InnovAzul 2018. First International meeting on Knowledge and Blue Growth – 29-30 November 2018, Cádiz, Spain

INNOVAZUL 2018 is a high-level meeting aimed to connect the main innovation agents (at a regional, national and European level) of the Blue Growth productive sectors. It has as a primary goal to drive public-private competitiveness towards a circular economy model and a sustainable development of the marine and maritime

Events – POEM Opening Conference “Participatory Memory Practices” – 13-14 December 2018, Hamburg, Germany

The conference “Participatory Memory Practices. Connectivities, Empowerment, and Recognition of Cultural Heritages in Mediatized Memory Ecologies” addresses a multidisciplinary and international group of scholars and experts from memory institutions, civil society, policymakers, social entrepreneurs, the coding community, and creative industries. Powered by WPeMatico

Health – EU supports Austrian biotech with EUR 24 million for antifungal research and innovation

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 24 million to F2G Biotech, a research-intensive company in Austria, focusing on the discovery and development of novel drugs to treat life threatening fungal diseases. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Eyeing up food supplements for healthy vision

Key nutrients can improve vision both in ageing and in healthy eyes, according to EU-funded research. Doctors are now prescribing supplements of these nutrients, while the researchers are investigating other possible health benefits. Powered by WPeMatico

European Semester Autumn Package: Bolstering inclusive and sustainable growth

The 2019 European Semester cycle of economic and social policy coordination begins against a backdrop of sustained but less dynamic growth in a climate of high uncertainty. A lot has been achieved since 2014 but more must be done to support inclusive and sustainable growth and job creation while enhancing