ESA and the EU: the start of a new partnership
Paris, 12 Nov 2003 Negotiations on a framework agreement for structured cooperation between ESA and the European Community have been concluded. Today the ESA Council adopted the agreement, which had...
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ESA's first step towards Mars Sample Return
Paris, 12 Nov 2003 What is the next best thing to humans landing on Mars and exploring the wonders of the Red Planet? The answer: touching, imaging and analysing carefully preserved samples of...
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Universities praised for spin-out success There are now more staff working in technology transfer than before and more patents filed, benefiting universities by £22.4 million, according to the second...
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No conclusion in sight for inter-institutional debate on embryonic stem cell research
Brussels, 12 Nov 2003 The inter-institutional debate on whether the EU should fund embryonic stem cell research, and if so under which conditions, looks unlikely to be resolved swiftly, according to...
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Franco-Italian collaboration develops new production process for rocket booster components
Brussels, 12 Nov 2003 French and Italian researchers have developed a faster and less expensive process for the production of the fine aluminium rings used in rocket boosters. The aerospace industry...
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Workshop on 'functional food - seafood, prevention of diseases by diet'
Brussels, 12 Nov 2003 The national contact point for the Sixth Framework Programme in Szczecin, Poland, is organising a workshop on 'functional food - seafood, the prevention of diseases by diet', to...
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Technology transfer between European synchrotron facilities
Brussels, 12 Nov 2003 The European synchrotron radiation facility (ESRF) is organising a technology transfer workshop in Grenoble, France, on 2 February 2004. Technology transfer is a complex and...
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ESA and the EU: the start of a new partnership
Paris, 12 Nov 2003 Negotiations on a framework agreement for structured cooperation between ESA and the European Community have been concluded. Today the ESA Council adopted the agreement, which had...
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ESA's first step towards Mars Sample Return
Paris, 12 Nov 2003 What is the next best thing to humans landing on Mars and exploring the wonders of the Red Planet? The answer: touching, imaging and analysing carefully preserved samples of...
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EU 'must double' space spending Europe should be prepared to at least double its spending on space programmes if it wants to support its security, defence, environmental and economic policies. This...
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King's College, Cambridge, suspends bursar The financial manager at one of the UK's most prestigious university colleges has been suspended, it emerged today. Officials at Cambridge University would...
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White Paper on European Space Policy - examples of how space can help the EU meet its objectives
Brussels, 11th November 2003 See also IP/03/82 dated 21/1/03 and MEMO/03/138 dated 24/6/03 A European Space Policy in an enlarged Union will offer valuable tools that can contribute to the...
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EU space policy ready for lift-off: European Commission adopts Space Action Plan
Brussels, 11th November 2003 A policy paper on "Space: A New European Frontier for an Expanding Union" has been presented by the European Commission in Brussels today. Space technologies are set to...
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Enhancing Competitiveness and Growth (Extract from: Results of the Competitiveness Council, 10th November)
Brussels, 11th November 2003 The Council held an exchange of views on this point focusing on the basis of two questionnaires prepared by the Italian Presidency. Q.1 on the horizontal role of the...
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European Growth Initiative: Commission tables final proposal to EU leaders
Brussels, 11 November 2003 A comprehensive action plan spelling out what needs to be done to kick-start investment in networks and knowledge across the European Union has been set out today by the...