Month: December 2018

Research Headlines – EU fish farming: research to reel in the competition

A chip to monitor fish health is just one innovation linked to an EU-funded project aimed at boosting European aquaculture by facilitating research. The possible future benefit for consumers is more high-quality fish. Powered by WPeMatico

Employment and social developments in Europe: Record number of people in employment in the EU

The winter edition of the Commission’s Employment and Social Development in Europe (ESDE) Quarterly Review confirms overall positive labour market developments. Total employment hit a new record of 239.3 million people in the third quarter of 2018. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Designer proteins for new bio-tech applications

An EU-funded project has developed a technique to design and synthesise highly stable proteins. The approach enables proteins to be made from scratch, tailored to carry out specific tasks for advances in fields such as biomedicine and biotech – boosting Europe’s competitiveness. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Cities use waste heat to save energy and cut emissions

An EU-funded project is helping European cities to run district heating and cooling systems with waste heat. Solutions provided through the project capture and use this affordable and plentiful resource to help households, factories and offices save energy. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Particle physics tools to push the boundaries of knowledge

Detectors at the accelerators of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) help answer big questions about the Universe and support advances in fields such as medical technology. An EU-funded project is fostering collaboration on detector development to boost such scientific progress. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Global network of research infrastructures promotes bioimaging technologies

Advanced imaging technologies are revolutionising biological and biomedical science. An EU-funded project enabled researchers worldwide to better access cutting-edge biological and medical imaging technologies, to accelerate the great societal benefits this technological revolution will provide. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Helping Africa ‘hack’ into Open Science

An EU-funded project has given African researchers the knowledge and tools they need to develop their own science gateways, web portals and accessible data repositories, helping to make their work more visible around the world. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Successful R&I in Europe 2019 – 10th European Networking Event – 14-15 February 2019, Düsseldorf, Germany

For the tenth time, the conference invites researchers and entrepreneurs from North Rhine-Westphalia and regions in Europe to find new European research and innovation (R&I) partners for Horizon 2020 projects. The series of events has been a great success with over 2600 participants since 2009. The networking event will be