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Ministers sign ehealth declarationEuropean Union Health Ministers have signed up to promote the free movement of electronic patient records across Europe. 
Scoreboard: More innovation needed in EuropeGains in innovation may have been buried by the economic crisis according to the 2009 Innovation Scoreboard. 
Investors search for returns in Personalised MedicineThe investment remains the same but the market is smaller. So how is Personalised Medicine to be financed? 
ACES: Water treatment made easyWith 20 years of experience behind him, ACES winner Nigel Brown believes companies today spend too much money - and energy - on water purification. 
Former dean: ‘mistake’ was made, but dismissal ‘out of proportion’Karl Tryggvason admits a ‘mistake’ but tells Science|Business it wasn’t a sacking offence. 
EIT money starts to flowThe first €1M grants from the EIT will be signed next week. Now the real work begins, chairman Martin Schuurmans tells Science|Business. |
OPINIONS MEP Antonio Fernando Correia de Campos
Pay more attention to Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases are Europe’s latest big health issue, new MEP Antonio Fernando Correia de Campos tells Science|Business. Richard L. Hudson, Editor
Europe 2020: Let them eat words A new ‘vision’ from Brussels offers something for everyone - including research and innovation. But in the end, it comes off as empty rhetoric, writes Richard L. Hudson. Alison Brimelow, EPO President
Patent problems R&D is changing, the function of intellectual property is changing. But patent systems are failing to respond, says EPO President Alison Brimelow. Nuala Moran, Senior Editor, Science|Business
Green IT could be a model for us all The world’s computers may be throwing out heat when active, consuming electricity on stand-by, and polluting the environment when dumped, but now the industry is on a mission. Diogo Vasconcelos, Cisco Systems (London) and the Business Panel on Future EU Innovation Policy
Innovation in the EU: a new guiding star is needed It’s time for innovation to break free of the confines of the laboratory, says Diogo Vasconcelos of the Business Panel on Future EU Innovation Policy. |
Research and innovation: what's next in Brussels?
A high-level policy debate
Date: 6 November 2009
Location: Brussels
Details: Limited number of tickets available
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European Institute of Innovation and Technology - Going live
Open debate on what is next for EIT, and for industry-academic collaboration generally in Europe
Date: 26 May, 2010
Location: Brussels
Details: Featuring Martin Schuurmans, Chair, EIT Governing Board
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