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Basic research assessment process fails science
Assessing the impact of basic science in terms of economic returns can be a futile and self-defeating exercise, according to economist Wolfgang Polt of the Joanneum Research Institute in Vienna
News from European Science Foundation (14 June 2007)
Looking forward to the era of nanomedicine
Technical background article From 10-15 June 2007, the first-ever advanced training event dedicated to the application of nanotechnology in medicine took place in south Wales
News from European Science Foundation (13 June 2007)
Five year programme engages European neuroscience
Technical background article European Science Foundation (ESF) funds European Neuroscience and Society Network (ENSN) for the investigation of developments in the neurosciences is being formed by ten European countries.
News from European Science Foundation (12 June 2007)
Building links in central and eastern Europe
The European Science Foundation (ESF) is helping the ten central and eastern European (CEE) countries play their full part in European science within the enlarged ERA (European Research Area)
News from European Science Foundation ( 5 June 2007)
Biomarker alliance with AstraZeneca
Cancer Research Technology and the University of Manchester announce the establishment of an alliance with AstraZeneca to develop serological pharmacodynamic (PD) biomarkers
News from Cancer Research UK ( 5 June 2007)
New credential for pharmaceutical professionals
This new programme offers the first competency-based international certification for pharmaceutical professionals and covers a range of competencies from drug product development through manufacturing
News from ISPE ( 1 June 2007)
Meeting fuels future space missions to Mars, Moon
An ultimate goal is for European astronauts to participate in the first international mission that will land humans on the planet Mars
News from European Science Foundation ( 1 June 2007)
Biomarkers are 'medical tool of the future'
Technical background article The Medical Research Council is spearheading £17million worth of projects into cutting edge indicators of disease, known as biomarkers
News from Medical Research Council (MRC) ( 1 June 2007)
Science policy should have more community emphasis
Science policy analysts Sheila Jasanhoff (Kennedy school of government, Harvard) and Suzan Cozzens (Georgia Institute of Technology) urge a fundamental shift in the way scientific research is done
News from European Science Foundation (31 May 2007)
Marks is new CEO of European Science Foundation
"The stakeholders and partners can expect a listening leadership from me" said John Marks, who became chief executive of the European Science Foundation on 1 April 2007
News from European Science Foundation (30 May 2007)
Towards a European supercomputing infrastructure
Technical background article European supercomputing took a leap forward last month after more than a dozen countries signed a pact to create a pan-European infrastructure for high performance computing
News from European Science Foundation (30 May 2007)
Panel commends ESF for collaborative research
Review Panel Report outlines how to best develop the Eurocores (European collaborative research) scheme, one of the European Science Foundation's most successful instruments, in the future
News from European Science Foundation (23 May 2007)
Advancing the European research agenda
European Science Foundation's governing council meeting in Budapest gives the go-ahead to key measures intended to promote the organisation and its agenda
News from European Science Foundation (23 May 2007)
New chair for European space sciences committee
The governing council of the European Science Foundation (ESF) announced its endorsement of Professor Jean-Pierre Swings as the new chair of the European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC)
News from European Science Foundation (23 May 2007)
Scottish life sciences 'showing healthy growth'
The Scottish life sciences sector is in rude health and contributes more than £1 billion a year to the economy, according to a new report
News from Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian (22 May 2007)
Is basic research really worthwhile?
Technical background article Basic research, where the primary goal is the advancement of human knowledge and theoretical understanding, has always been pressed by politicians and the public to justify its existence
News from European Science Foundation (22 May 2007)
Cancer Research Technology laboratories to expand
The development laboratories, working on an industrial model in collaboration with the originating academics, will double in size with the number of scientists increasing from about 45 to 90
News from Cancer Research UK ( 9 May 2007)
Chemistry education 'needs a renaissance'
Chairman of the Chemical Business Association (CBA), Ken Gilkes, has called for a renaissance in chemistry education in order to meet the future needs of society and the chemical industry
News from Chemical Business Association ( 7 May 2007)
Encouraging the culture of data sharing
Technical background article "We expect scientists to share data as an integral part of their research," said Julia Goodfellow, BBSRC chief executive, "and we will provide funds to enable them to do this"
News from BBSRC ( 2 May 2007)
CBA appoints new president and vice-chairman
The Chemical Business Association (CBA) has appointed Mike Smith, Norkem, as its president and Francis Osborn, Industrial Suppliers (Wimborne) as its vice chairman
News from Chemical Business Association ( 1 May 2007)
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