Tag: european comission
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Research, science and innovation in Europe
Open Access Government places the excellent work of European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas under the spotlight Carlos Moedas has been European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation since 2014. His responsibilities include ensuring that research funding programmes, particularly Horizon 2020, contribute to the European Commission’s jobs, growth and investment priorities. Moedas…
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DowDuPont boss: Merger will speed up innovation to face farming challenges ‘quickly’
A merger between Dow Chemical and DuPont (DowDuPont) aims to accelerate innovation in agriculture to help all farm sizes, as well as rapidly facing up to future challenges, DowDuPont’s Pierre Flye Sainte Marie told EURACTIV.com in an interview. “If innovation is not at the centre of operations, a situational risk may emerge when more issues…
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Investment Plan for Europe – EIB grants financing to Apeiron
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide financing of EUR 25 million to the Austrian biotech company Apeiron Biologics AG (Apeiron). The financing will support the development of new pharmaceutical products to treat cancer, particularly a rare type affecting children. The transaction with Apeiron was made possible by the support of the “European Fund for…
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Europe is losing the global innovation race
Unless the European Commission changes its attitude, the innovation gap between Europe and the US will likely increase, and it could be overtaken soon by China, with dire consequences for living standards, warns Philip Stevens. Philip Stevens is director of Geneva Network, a UK-based research organisation focusing on innovation, trade and health policy. The European…
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