BIOCASA technology transfer event, Trieste, Italy
Brussels, 11 Mar 2003 As part of BIOCASA 2003, the Trieste Fair and AREA science park are hosting an innovation show on the theme of sustainable biomaterials, in Trieste from 11 to 13 April. The...
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IPTS: VOICE Project and the European Year of People with Disabilities 2003
Brussels, 11 Mar 2003 VOICE events - The VOICE Project organised and presented VOICE at a large number of international workshops and congresses in order to develop an awareness rising process on the...
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New thematic service on 'food quality and safety' launched on CORDIS
Brussels, 11 Mar 2003 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, has launched a dedicated service for research activities related to food quality and safety. The...
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Hybrid vehicles will remain 'greener' than hydrogen cars until 2020, says study
Brussels, 11 Mar 2003 A recent study has concluded that hydrogen powered cars will not perform better than hybrid diesel-electric vehicles in terms of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions until...
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Stuttgart hosts 'eEurope meets eCanada' brokerage event
Brussels, 11 Mar 2003 A brokerage event 'eEurope meets eCanada ' is taking place on 8 May 2003 in Stuttgart, Germany. The Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum innovation relay centre (IRC) is organising the...
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Commission to present largest socio-economic research networks in the world
Brussels, 11 Mar 2003 On 14 March 2003 in Brussels, European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will launch 89 new EU-funded socio-economic research projects and networks. These have been...
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Talking washing machine on display in Hanover
Brussels, 11 Mar 2003 One of the items on show at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover from 12 to 19 March will be a talking washing machine that also recognises spoken commands, developed by a German...
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Welsh super-university mooted A "super-university" could be created under plans to merge the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. The deal would lead to a...
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Fresh Aids row engulfs South Africa The South African government was embroiled in a fresh row over its aids policy yesterday when the health ministry confirmed hiring a controversial...
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Getting society ready for nanotechnology
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 In a recently published paper on science and ethics in nanotechnology, Canadian researchers call for more discussion on the impacts of this radical new technology....
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Dutch vision for the future of housing
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 Land shortages and the growing risk of floods have led the Dutch to float the idea of building waterborne homes, businesses, roads and, maybe one day, entire cities. How the...
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Text of Common position for a Regulation concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and food and feed products produced from GMOs (link)
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 15798/02 Subject: Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council...
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First STOA annual lecture: risks and opportunities in biotechnology
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 The scientific and technological options assessment unit of the European Parliament (STOA) is holding its first annual lecture, entitled 'risks and opportunities in the...
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Text of Common Position for a Regulation on genetically modified food and feed - Consultation deadline: 13.3.2003 (link)
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 Full text of Document 5204/03 Council Register
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Commission backs regional innovative actions in the West Midlands
Brussels, 10 Mar 2003 A programme of innovative actions in the West Midlands, which is receiving 2.85 million euro from European regional development fund (ERDF), was officially launched by Regional...