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Last call on photonics research under FP7
The Seventh Framework Programme is making its final call for photonics research funding bids as the European Commission begins to wind down the current research and innovation FP7, due to end in December.
22/02/13 Read more › -
Commissioner Kroes: “Excited” for future
European Vice-President Neelie Kroes has given her backing to the EU’s forthcoming research framework programme, announcing that digital technology research will form a key part of in Horizon 2020.
18/02/13 Read more › -
ICT sector to get major funding boost
European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes announces that Europe’s ICT sector will receive nearly 20% of total funding under Horizon 2020, the replacement for the Seventh Framework Programme.
18/02/13 Read more › -
Lightning-fast broadband system developed
Scientists working on the HOME Gigabit Access project, funded by the Seventh Framework Programme, have developed a new fast broadband network using a combination of power cables, radio signals and light.
07/02/13 Read more › -
ESA calls for EU research co-operation
Jean-Jacques Dordain, the director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), says collaboration between the ESA and the European Commission is crucial to the progress of space research in Europe.
25/01/13 Read more › -
Crossing ‘valley of death’ is key for KBBE
Dr Claire Skentelbery of the European Biotechnology Network has stated her hopes there will be a greater focus on ‘end results’ for the continent’s Knowledge Based Bio-Economy under Horizon 2020.
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“Bold political moves” needed for biotech
Joanna Dupont-Inglis, director of industrial biotechnology at EuropaBio, says more investment is needed in the EU’s biotechnology sector.
08/11/12 Read more ›