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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
German Library of Science & Technology launches AV Portal for Science
More than 1,800 scientific films from the fields of science and technology now available at the new TIB|AV Portal / Innovative search via automated video analysis
Official Opening of Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies
An inauguration ceremony will mark the official opening of the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies (HCTS). This central research institution at Heidelberg University is dedicated to foster a cross-disciplinary dialogue on transcultural…
The European Unified Patent System and Its Impact on U.S. Businesses
The E.U.’s “unitary patent package” legislation is the most radical change in European patent practice in the past 40 years. On April 22, join intellectual property experts at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) in New York for a…
Event Review: Who Owns Your Body? – The Ethical, Legal, and Economic Implications of Gene Patenting
On March 27, 2014, speakers from McCarter & English, LLP, the Gallatin School of New York University (NYU), and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) addressed the social, legal, and fiscal implications of gene patenting during a panel…
Expert network agri benchmark Cash Crop gains Bayer CropScience as new partner
Bayer CropScience is the newest supporting partner of the agri benchmark Cash Crop Network. This global, non-profit network of agricultural economists, advisors, producers and specialists in the Cash Crop value chain uses internationally standardized…
HHL Signs Cooperation with Romanian Business University
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management announced its partnership with Bucharest University of Economic Studies. The cooperation will be part of the student exchange (ERASMUS+) for students completing a Master's program to obtain an M.Sc. or an…
Tom Frieden is new ambassador for World Sepsis Day 2014
Dr Tom Frieden, Director at the CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – and thus one of the top public health officials in the United States, supports the initiative of World Sepsis Day. As new Ambassador he states the importance of…
Californian Energy Commissioner visits the University of Stuttgart
During a visit by the Ministries for Science, Research and Art as well as for Environment, Climate and Energy Industry Baden-Württemberg on 31st March 2014, the Chairman of the California Energy Commission, Robert B. Weisenmiller, was a guest at the…
Evonik starts Medical Devices Project House in the USA
Evonik Industries is launching the Medical Devices Project House early in April. The eleventh project house of Evonik has its main campus in Birmingham, Alabama (USA), along with a branch in Hanau (Germany). The aim of the new Medical Devices Project…
