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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
The Euro-Mediterranean countries seek a common strategy for water management
On Tuesday, the Spanish Minister of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Elena Espinosa, opened the 4th Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water in Barcelona, stating her belief that an agreement will be reached at the conference…
Yeast from the nano laboratory: Microbiologist from Mainz and India cooperate on new research project
Institute of Microbiology and Vinology of Mainz University, Germany partners Professor Dr Ajit Varma in investigating the effects of nanoparticles on the growth of microorganisms
German-Polish Workshop for ICT Research and Innovation
The modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) provide an essential basis for our knowledge-based society today. Furthermore they are considered as the significant innovation driver and the most important precondition to improve the…
Joining forces to unveil cell division - A European team led by scientists in Vienna presents a database for cell cycle control
The EU-funded project MitoCheck, which started in 2004, has now been successfully rounded off. Eleven European research teams and companies, coordinated by the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, studied the genetic basis of…
Academy of Finland funded scientific research with 304 million euros in 2009
The Academy of Finland provided a total of 304.2 million euros in funding for high-level scientific research and research projects that promote research careers.
Germany and Australia intensify cooperation on solar energies - 900.000 AUD for joint research projects
The signing of two agreements to strengthen German-Australian scientific cooperation by representatives of Government and Science from both countries has taken place at the residence of the German Ambassador in Canberra on February 18. The two…
New web-portal for S&T cooperation between the EU and Ukraine online
In March 2010 the S&T Gate UKR.EU has been launched which aims to identify and analyze the S&T potential of EU-Ukraine Cooperation.
The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) attracts Nanotechnology on an industrial scale
Researchers seeking business partners and high-tech companies looking for capital could all benefit from the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies' global investment program.
The primary goal of RUSNANO is to create and develop a Russian…
Dr. Thomas Udem has been elected as OSA Fellow 2010
The Board of Directors of the Optical Society of America (OSA) has elevated Dr. Thomas Udem, a scientist at the Laser Spectroscopy Division at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching (near Munich), to the rank of an "OSA fellow 2010".
