Month: October 2019

Research Headlines – Tailoring smart homes to seniors and the disabled

EU-funded researchers have developed a hands-free, voice-controlled system for smart homes to facilitate and improve the day-to-day lives of seniors and the disabled, enabling them to operate appliances and go online without ever touching a device. Powered by WPeMatico

Online info session “Centres of Vocational Excellence” Call

The EACEA will organise an Online info session to provide interested potential applicants with more information on the “Centres of Vocational Excellence” Call on 5th November 2019. More information about the event is available here. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Decoding ‘bubbles’ from bodily fluids to diagnose disease

Miniscule messenger bubbles floating in all your bodily fluids could hold important insights into many complex diseases from Alzheimer’s to heart disease – if they can be isolated, analysed and their messages decoded. An EU-funded researcher has made significant strides toward achieving that goal. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – The Future of Plantation Forests in Europe – 17 December 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Brussels, 17 December 2019 This event aims at providing a better science-policy understanding of the outlook and policy issues facing European planted forests while answering these questions: • What are the benefits and impacts of planted forests? • Can planting trees tackle the climate crisis? • What issues currently face European plantation forests?

Events – ADVANCEFUEL Stakeholder Workshop – RESfuels in decarbonising the transport sector to 2030 and beyond – 21 November 2019, Brussels, Belgium

The fourth ADVANCEFUEL (Horizon 2020) Stakeholder Workshop, which will take place on 21 November 2019 in Brussels, will present the latest results of the project about how to overcome the barriers to their market roll-out. More specifically, the workshop will present strategies and promising scenarios for the further development of

Research Headlines – New drugs could reduce risk of stroke happening again

A wide-reaching EU-funded project is testing new anti-blood clotting treatment in patients who have suffered a brain haemorrhage. Researchers hope to reduce the risk of the patient suffering from another stroke, which would impair their quality of life and life expectancy. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Forward together with innovation:The importance of policy making in the era of personalised medicine – 3-4 December 2019, Brussels, Belgium

The ​Belgian ​capital ​has ​been ​chosen ​to ​host ​the ​event ​as ​the ​new ​Parliament ​will ​be ​in ​place ​after ​the ​summer ​elections, ​while ​a ​new ​European ​Commission ​will ​be ​in ​the ​process ​of ​being ​formed, ​ready ​to ​formally ​move ​into ​the ​Berlaymont ​not ​long ​afterwards. The ​event ​will ​be ​held

Research Headlines – New treatment could reduce disability in severe stroke patients

A wide-reaching EU-funded clinical trial is testing thrombectomies for severe stroke patients. Researchers hope to show that the treatment – which is only currently available for those who have suffered less severe strokes – can also improve the lives of severe stroke patients. Powered by WPeMatico