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Blair signals gene therapy expansion Genetic technology has the potential to transform health care in the future, prime minister Tony Blair has said. Mr Blair was speaking on Tuesday morning hours...
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Ucas applies pressure for more exam information The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is to discuss with exam boards whether they could reveal marks for the six parts of the A-level course...
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European Space Policy Institute founded in Vienna
Paris, 26 Nov 2003 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Austrian Space Agency (ASA), on behalf of the Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) of the Federal Republic of Austria,...
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European Space Policy Institute founded in Vienna
Paris, 26 Nov 2003 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Austrian Space Agency (ASA), on behalf of the Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) of the Federal Republic of Austria,...
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Preparation of the Competitiveness Council, 22nd September 2003 (link)
Brussels, 19 th September 2003 ">Full text The EU's Council of Ministers responsible for competitiveness will meet in Brussels on Monday 22 nd September at 10am under the chairmanship of the...
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Mr Erkki Liikanen: "Commission proposal for comprehensive biotechnology policy" Press Conference Brussels, 23 January 2002
Brussels, 23 January 2002 1. The potential of biotechnology The potential for Europe of Biotechnology was clearly acknowledged in Stockholm last year. On this occasion, the European leaders endorsed...
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Pages of promise and peril
Penguin Special: The Life and Times of Allen Lane - Books in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States
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EU commissioner calls for united cancer effort
A European cancer research area is needed to cut the fragmentation and duplication of effort among European Union member states, said research commissioner Philippe Busquin. A conference of European...
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'Mismanagement is holding back science'
British science is being held back by deep-rooted mismanagement within the government and its research councils, according to a report published today. The report, commissioned by the centre-right...
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UK government turns its thoughts to FP7
Brussels, May 2004 The UK government has become one of the first to initiate a consultation process with a view to preparing its position on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), due to begin in...
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Physicists lack business focus
University physicists must become more business-focused or risk holding back physics-based industry in the UK, concludes a ten-year economic analysis published this week. The report, from the...
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R&D is key to mastery of nanotechnologies
Brussels, 09 Mar 2004 Nanosciences and nanotechnologies are crucial to the establishment of a knowledge-based EU society and economy. New research structures, new skills and new attitudes are vital...
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R&D is key to mastery of nanotechnologies
Brussels, 09 Mar 2004 Nanosciences and nanotechnologies are crucial to the establishment of a knowledge-based EU society and economy. New research structures, new skills and new attitudes are vital...
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Investing in research: an action plan for Europe frequently asked questions
Brussels, 29 April 2003 Tomorrow the Commission will publish the Communication "Investing in research: an action plan for Europe" (1) . The Action Plan outlined by the Communication responds to the...
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Draft Council conclusions on biotechnology
Brussels, 7 May 2002 Draft Council Conclusions on biotechnology. Report from Industry Working Party on 2 May 2002 to Permanent Representatives Committee. Brussels, 3 May 2002 (document 8396/02 ECO...