Creative ways to communicate science
Science View is organising an open dialogue event on “Creative ways to Communicate Science”.
December 9, Athens, Ianos bookstore (Stadiou 24, city center) at 18.00
8th State of the Art Adolescent Medicine Course
The Adolescent Health Unit of the Second Department of Pediatrics of the University of Athens, in collaboration with the Hellenic Company of Adolescent Medicine and the non-profit company Together for Adolescent Health, is organizing the 8th State of the Art Adolescent Medicine Course. The course will take place 13-14 March 2015 at the Hellenic American…
European Commission and data industry launch €2.5 billion partnership to master big data
The European Commission and Europe’s data industry have committed to invest €2.5 billion in a public-private partnership (PPP) that aims to strengthen the data sector and put Europe at the forefront of the global data race. The EU has earmarked over €500 million of investment over 5 years (2016-2020) from Horizon 2020 which private partners…
Fractals: FIWARE goes farming
FRACTALS is one of the 16 FIWARE accelarators, aiming to support startups and SMEs in harvesting the benefits of FIWARE to develop applications for agriculture. FRACTALS will distribute a total grant support of 5,5 m€ to 50-60 SMEs to develop FIWARE based applications for the agricultural sector. From September 2014 €80 million became available for…
FOGII—Automatic portable and digital soil calcimeter
Calcimeters are instruments used to measure calcium carbonate in research or quality control. Currently, the most common types are the ‘Bernard’ or ‘Scheibler’ calcimeters whose measurements are time-consuming and require approximate mathematical calculations by the user, while not taking into account reaction temperatures. These calcimeters are of questionable accuracy, bulky, difficult to use, of reduced…
ERANETMED – Call preannouncement for research proposals
ERANETMED funded by the EC’s 7th Framework Programme has made a call preannouncement for research proposals in the fields of Renewable Energies, Water Resources and their connections for the Mediterranean Region. In specific, the call will be aimed at research groups from Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Jordan, Greece, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Portugal, Tunisia, Turkey…
A new age of Electronic Identification and Trust Services is on its way
On 14 October 2014 the eIDAS Regulation launch event took place with the participation of Commissioner Neelie Kroes, representantives from the European Parliament and Italian Presidency of the Council. The event was organised to highlight that eIDAS is key to unlock the Digital Single Market, with the participation and sponsorship of private sector stakeholders. During…
Linking diseases and exposure to environmental factors using innovative omics technologies
Current technologies have made it possible to study how the interaction of genetic and environmental factors affects disease risk in whole populations. The EU-funded EnviroGenomarkers project with partners from Greece (Coordinator), the UK, Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, Finland and Taiwan carried out the first wide-reaching population study of this type. The study used pre-existing blood samples…
Impressive Greek innovation and tech in Taiwan
The 2014 International Invention Show & Technomart took place in Taiwan 18-21 September and had more than 600 participants from 22 countries presenting over 2000 inventions and innovative products. The Greek mission, consisting of research centers under the auspices of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), participated and won several international awards. GSRT…
The Informatics Dept. of the Ionian University celebrates 10 years
The Department of Informatics of the Ionian University celebrates a decade of education, research and knowledge by organizing an event that will take place on Friday 10 October 2014 at 18.00 at the Ionian Academy,Corfu.