Month: November 2018

Research Headlines – A sustainable alternative to plastic packaging

An EU-funded project aims to tackle the mountain of plastic waste clogging up our seas by licensing its biodegradable, microplastic-free material to manufacturers around the world. Powered by WPeMatico

Bioeconomy – The Commission and Cabo Verde strengthen cooperation in marine research and innovation

Today, the European Commission and the Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde signed a new research and innovation cooperation arrangement. The so-called Mindelo Arrangement aims at strengthening and enhancing research and innovation cooperation in Blue Growth. Powered by WPeMatico

Information day on “Social Inclusion and Common Values: the Contribution in the Field of Education and Training”

This Information Day is aimed at informing potential applicants on the newly launched Call for Proposals EACEA/21/2018 – ” Social Inclusion and common values: the contribution in the field of education and training”. Powered by WPeMatico

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