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Industrial internet promises “productivity revolution”
An open global network that connects people, data and machines could add €2.2 trillion to Europe´s GDP by 2030, according to a new report published by conglomerate GE.
Call to create stronger mechanisms and structures for translational medicine
Europe needs a better framework for translating biological research into new drugs and treatments. It´s essential to collaborate and share best practice said experts at a workshop at the Medical University of Warsaw
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It’s time to change the academic mindset and engage with industry
The Medical University of Warsaw has eyes on becoming a leading university at the heart of a high tech cluster. The route to this future is through partnership with industry – and with peers - says Slawomir Majewski
From ideas to products: time to create a single market for innovation
If Europe is serious about boosting innovation it needs to create a single market for innovation, reducing bureaucracy, allowing greater cross-border cooperation and promoting the development and mobility of skills, says leading industrialist Nani Beccalli-Falco
Stronger government and private sector push need to deliver a single digital market
Support at EU institution-level will not be enough to secure the digital single market. It’s time for public administration to "make the digital switchover" says Pilar del Castillo Vera, MEP and Rapporteur for the Report on a New Digital Agenda for Europe
Immelt Heralds Marriage of Materials Science and Data Analytics
There is an "massive economic opportunity" to use a combination of materials science and data analytics to improve fuel performance and reduce downtime in industry, according to Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of industrial conglomerate GE
Industrial Internet Promises “Productivity Revolution”
An open global network that connects people, data and machines could add €2.2 trillion to Europe’s GDP by 2030, according to a new report published by conglomerate GE.
Capture and build on the best examples of entrepreneurship
The finalists of ACES 2013 are proof that Europe has the ingredients to create the best of high tech start-ups, while their founders are inspiring entrepreneur role models. But more support is needed to help others learn from – and build on – these exemplars

Cambridge University spin-out raises $11M to commercialise novel anticoagulant drug
XO1 Ltd, a recently formed biotech spinout from the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, has raised $11 million in a...
DNA constructs antenna for solar energy
An artificial light-collecting antenna system. Binding a large number of light-absorbing molecules ("red balls") to a DNA molecule, which is then...
Cambridge named Academic Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research
The University of Cambridge has been recognized as an “Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research” (ACE-CSR) by the UK...




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The race to produce low-carbon cars – which technology will win?
Many technologies are under development, from electric cars and fuel cells to cellulosic biofuels, but none yet are cost-effective and market uptake is stymied.
British Residence, Park Royal, Brussels - 21 June 2013
Futures Webinar with Big Data expert John Wood [partner event]
Gain insight and expert perspective on the challenges and opportunities created by Big Data applications across research, healthcare and business with the co-chair of Europe's new Research Data Alliance.
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Known hydrocarbon resources are sufficient to sustain economic growth for the foreseeable future, but developing those resources – and bringing them...
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The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners - major companies, academics and SMEs to help develop a new type of...
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