Year: 2018

Events – 2nd HBP Curriculum Workshop Series – ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NEUROSCIENCE – TURNING SCIENCE INTO INVEN – 4-6 July 2018, Berlin, Germany

This “hackathon” style workshop is a hands-on intensive experience complementing the theoretical aspects of the online course on Intellectual Property Rights, Translation and Exploitation of Research. Students will work in small multi-disciplinary teams to assemble joint applied research proposals in the wide range of fields in brain science. Experienced entrepreneurs,

Events – Project launch event: Reducing Energy Dependency in Atlantic area Water Networks – 2 March 2018, SAINT-PAIR SUR MER, Normandy, France

The water industry is the 4th most energy intensive sector in the Atlantic area, responsible for significant contributions to climate change and reductions in competitiveness due to the associated costs. REDAWN aims to improve the energy efficiency of water networks through the installation of innovative micro-hydropower technology. This technology will

Press Centre – Commission awards a €1 million Horizon prize to a solution that saves lives of mothers and their newborn

Research team from the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in France, led by Prof Alexandre Dumont, won the first €1 million Horizon Birth Day Prize for their work that has cut the number of deaths of new mothers in hospitals in Mali and Senegal by as much as a

Events – Promoting Innovative Leadership: 1st HBP Conference on Gender and Diversity – 9 March 2018, Madrid, Spain

There is overwhelming evidence that diverse teams deliver stronger and more sustainable results in science and business. To harvest the benefits of diversity, the HBP is promoting innovative leadership and invites you to its first conference on this topic in March 2018. The conference will focus on the issue of

Research Headlines – Airbag bike helmet seeks to bolster safety

An EU-funded project has created an airbag bike helmet that is eight times safer than its traditional counterparts. It is both comfortable and attractive in a bid to motivate more people to cycle responsibly. Powered by WPeMatico