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The Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) has been tasked by the College of Commissioners to develop a scientific opinion on the topic “Novel carbon capture and utilisation technologies: research and climate aspects”. SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) and the SAM High Level Group of Advisors are organizing an

Pear Dykstra, Vice-Chair of the SAM High Level Group of Advisors will be part of a panel debate involving researchers and stakeholders from policy and civil society regarding the ‘The Future of the Generations to come’. On the organisers web page one can read: ”…public policy, civil society, industry and

An EU-funded project has helped expand the practice of ‘preventive archaeology’ in Eastern Europe, contributing to the preservation of important heritage sites. Powered by WPeMatico

Pearl Dykstra, Vice-Chair of the SAM High Level Group of Advisors, joints the discussion panel regarding “Fact-Checking Science: shaping the governance of scientific advice in the EU”, hosted by Julie Girling, Member of the European Parliament. One can read on the official event page that: ”This lunchtime discussion is a

EU-funded researchers have developed a treatment tailored for babies and children lacking the stress hormone cortisol. The drug, the first hydrocortisone formulation specifically designed for infants, could become available next year following successful clinical trials. Powered by WPeMatico

EU-funded researchers have uncovered how venomous sea snails manufacture organic molecules with important applications in treatments for pain relief and diabetes. This basic research also offers unexpected, new insights into the field of cell biology. Powered by WPeMatico

MaX Conference on the Materials Design Ecosystem at the Exascale: High-Performance and High-Throughput Computing. ICTP, Trieste (IT) 29-31/01/2018. Materials are crucial to scientific and technological advances and industrial competitiveness, and to tackle key societal challenges — from energy and environment to healthcare, information and communications, manufacturing, safety and transportation. Computational

Are there medicines that could destroy a young person’s will to live? An EU-funded project has developed a suite of web-based tools to shed new light on suicidality in children and teenagers, with an emphasis on any risks arising from medication. It has also produced a predictive system to identify

This workshop is organized by the ReCRED project aiming at establishing tight connections with more than 20 relative H2020 projects in the fields of e-privacy and cybersecurity and on various topics such as Access Control, Trust e-Services, Cybersecurity in IoT and Cybersecurity in Social Media. Project descriptions together with the

Setting the scene Research and Innovation (R&I) is an important feature of the Cohesion Policy that has been placed as the first of its 11 thematic objectives. The European Commission consistently promotes synergies between Horizon 2020 and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) however, there are still limited examples.