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European Parliament to form science advice panel

May 28, 2015
After the abolition of the chief scientific adviser’s position last year, the European Commission – responsible for legislative decisions in Europe – is planning to recruit a group of seven...

TAKING ON THE WORLD

May 28, 2015
UK life science firms are entering new emerging markets; here Peter Rose discusses the main challenges that face them

A vehicle for change

May 7, 2015
Graphene – wonder material it maybe – but there are many challenges to overcome before using it seriously as an industrial material. Here we find that some solutions are there,...

Quantum computing – a real gem

May 5, 2015
It’s a symbol of love, success and wealth, but the colour centers that make a diamond that extra bit special could also hold the key to quantum computing.

From genomic revolution to healthcare revolution

May 1, 2015
Genomic testing will inevitably become common medical practice says Richard Holland – but in order to give the best care whilst safeguarding personal information we need to develop the technical...

A head for identification

April 30, 2015
There is a need for techniques that can assist crime scene investigators in narrowing down the number of suspects when DNA analysis is not possible or does not provide any...

€2.7 billion funding cut for EU researchers

April 27, 2015
At the Science Business Horizon 2020 conference, the European education commissioner – Tibor Navracsics – supported a €2.7 billion cut from the European Commission’s research and European Institute for Innovation...

Getting the measure of success

April 27, 2015
European environmental legislation covers a vast array of pollutants – but how robust are the standards they are founded upon? There is a clear challenge to analytical chemists to fully...

Drop in the Horizon 2020 grant success

April 24, 2015
The EU Research and Innovation programme – Horizon 2020 – have announced that the average grant success rates are much lower than expected. The average success rate in the first...

Eating into the skills gap

April 24, 2015
The food and drinks industry is facing a looming skills crisis says Bertrand Emond. But there are several ways the next generation of food scientists can be encouraged…

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