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A worker adjusts the British and EU flags, left and right, on the arrivals podium at an EU summit in Brussels, December 2005

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What does the EU's Horizon scheme mean for UK research and innovation?

Horizon Europe is a scheme that provides a platform for global research collaboration and has the potential to innovate breakthrough designs and solutions to the ongoing global challenges, Osama Rizvi writes.

30/01/2024

Mission launched to position France as global frontrunner in biomedical research and innovation

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France launches plan to become leader in biomedical research by 2024

The French nation wants to revitalise biomedical research, attract global talent, and become a leader in innovation.

14/07/2023

Uzbekistan showcases rich cultural heritage at Tashkent conference

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Uzbekistan showcases rich cultural heritage at Tashkent conference

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM OF UZBEKISTAN

Uzbekistan envisions a "new renaissance", drawing inspiration from its rich cultural heritage.

10/07/2023

Scientists successfully caused cancer cells to self-destruct in brain tumour treatment breakthrough

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Scientists have found a way to get brain cancer cells to self-destruct

Aggressive glioblastoma tumours could be in trouble: a breakthrough discovery successfully wiped out cancer cells in mice.

03/06/2023

Kelp is cut from a line during a spring harvest of farm-raised seaweed.

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Belgian scientists look to mass algae farming for future food reserves

Seaweed can be eaten by both humans and animals, providing significant opportunities as a source of food.

03/01/2023

The building in Benevento, Italy, is the first house in Europe to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

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Italian researchers build first hydrogen-powered house in Europe

This student house in southern Italy is powered by hydrogen fuel cells - a first as Europe tries to reduce its carbon emissions and reliance on traditional energy sources.

22/09/2022

Fighting Alzheimer's disease: Hong Kong's Science and Technology Parks

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Hong Kong's Science Park: the power of collaboration

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The fight against Alzheimer's disease is just one of many innovative projects of the Hong Kong’s Science and Technology Parks research clusters known as InnoHK. Combining innovation and entrepreneurial spirit with the collaboration of the world's scientific community.

19/09/2022

Image shows a robot. Italian researchers have discovered a way to make robots behave more like humans.

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Can robots trick us by acting like humans?

The researchers have found that subtle behaviours could potentially help robots interact better with humans in the future.

09/08/2022

Owkin's co-founders Thomas Clozel MD, CEO, and Gilles Wainrib, Chief Scientific Officer, overlaid with a digital slide image of a cervical cancer tumour.

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Can AI boost drug discovery? We're one big step closer

The French-American unicorn Owkin has shown its machine learning tool can get fiercely competitive drugmakers to share research data while protecting their secrets.

20/07/2022

A health worker gives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 6-year-old Valentina Moreira at the Hospital da Clinicas in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.

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Moderna seeks emergency approval for COVID vaccine in kids under 6

Moderna’s COVID vaccine is around 44 per cent effective for children aged 6 months to 2 years old, early clinical trial results show.

23/03/2022

Agnès Pannier-Runacher has played a key role in France's effort to vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19.

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French minister calls for new EU vaccine funding agency after COVID

France’s industry minister said Europe could learn from a similar US agency which has funded private research into vaccines.

17/06/2021

Solar power is a popular and sustainable source of energy.

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Scientists have created invisible solar panels which look like windows

Could this be the future of renewable energy in domestic settings?

06/01/2021

How to become a citizen scientist and help save the planet

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Climate Now | Five ways you can help the planet as a citizen scientist

Euronews assembles a panel of climate scientists who need your help to crack the toughest puzzles out there today

17/12/2020

Invasive plant being picked for research

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Invasive plants could be turned into textiles, research shows

A laboratory in Marseille, France is looking for ways to mix design and biology.

08/11/2020

Samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Oxford Vaccine Group laboratory in Oxford, England, Thursday June 25, 2020 (handout)

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UK signs new deal for 60 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine

The world’s wealthiest countries are pre-ordering hundreds of millions of doses of potential vaccines – but there is no certainty any of them will effectively protect against COVID-19.

29/07/2020

View of elements in the multilevel laboratory of the CAFE project at the INRA

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European researchers in shock as EU leaders cut funds for innovation

EU leaders have slashed the Horizon 2020 funding destined for research and innovation — a decision deemed short-sighted by researchers for the future productivity and creativity of Europe.

29/07/2020

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Engineers and developers join forces in bid to find COVID-19 solutions

Meet the Lithuanian start-up developing an app that will link volunteers with elderly people in need during the coronavirus lockdown.

24/04/2020

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Euroviews. An innovation fund could be the best way to cut maritime carbon emissions ǀ View

At the International Chamber of Shipping, we recognise that we have to act, and that’s why, in December, we took steps to play our part in addressing the climate crisis. We submitted a proposal for a research and development (R&D) fund, the likes of which have never been seen before.

25/02/2020

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High-tech Start-Ups in Croatia: Rimac Automobili pushing electric car limits

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Rimac Automovili, just outside the capital Zagreb, has more than 600 employees, half of them are engineers, designing and building hyper sports cars as fast as a bullet train

24/02/2020

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Finding gold in the gutters of Brussels

Most of us might think sewage is just a waste product, but a group of scientists in Belgium are seeing it very differently. They've launched a project to recover precious metals like gold and silver from what we're all flushing away.

25/11/2019

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Euroviews. Innovation in Europe is falling behind. What can we do to catch up?

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