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MICRONORA showcases Franche-Comtés microtechnological expertise
AlphaGalileo 07/11/2007MICRONORA, the international microtechnology and high-precision trade fair, has been held in Besançon (in Franche-Comté) every two years for the past 30 years, and has accompanied the unique growth of the sector in the region. The last fair...
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LHC completes the circle
AlphaGalileo 07/11/2007At a brief ceremony deep under the French countryside today, CERN Director General Robert Aymar sealed the last interconnect in the worlds largest cryogenic system, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)....
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Nanotechnology conference to showcase innovations in medicine and discuss business models, financing and risks
AlphaGalileo 07/11/2007Investing in Medical Nanotechnology II builds upon the success of the inaugural event held last year to bring the latest developments in the exciting and dynamic new field of nanomedicine. The event is sponsored by Marks & Clerk, MTI Partne...
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EU project confirms Europe's excellence in migraine research
CORDIS 06/11/2007An EU§funded project on migraines has not only taken researchers a step closer to understanding the causes of these incapacitating attacks, but has created a critical mass, reinforcing Europe's reputation of excellence in this fie...
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45 projects allowed computing time on European supercomputing network DEISA
CORDIS 06/11/2007Some 45 research projects have been awarded 30 million hours of computing time on Europe's most powerful supercomputers by the Distributed European Infrastructure (DEISA) as part of the DEISA Extreme Computing Initiative (DECI). The &...
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UK Research councils open China office
CORDIS 06/11/2007The UK has strengthened its scientific and academic links with China with the opening of a Research Councils UK (RCUK) office in China § the first of its kind outside of Europe. The office is located within the Tsinghua Science Park, ...
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XEUS mission hopes to win further ESA support
CORDIS 06/11/2007Stakeholders have welcomed a decision to accept the X§ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy (XEUS) project for further study in the European Space Agency's Cosmic Vision Programme. XEUS was one of eight potential future missions sele...
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Israel joins CIP
CORDIS 06/11/2007Israel has become the EU's first neighbouring country to join the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), designed by the European Commission to promote innovation, entrepreneurship and growth among small and medium§sized ...
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Scientists link weight gain with breast cancer risk
EUROPA 06/11/2007A potential link between food consumption and cancer risk has driven researchers over the years to work at getting some answers. Now experts have discovered a connection between being overweight and the chances of developing breast cancer, ...
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Commission floats fee schedule for chemicals registration
EURACTIV 06/11/2007A draft regulation currently being discussed within the Commission sets out fees for the market authorisation of chemical substances by the European Chemicals Agency, established as part of the REACH chemicals regulation....
