Tagged: FP7 & News
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Two Irish firms chosen for EU research project to revolutionise medical devices News
17.06.2013 Galway-based medical device manufacturer Crospon, and Adama Innovations, a new spin-out from the Irish nanoscience institute CRANN, have been selected to take part in a European... -
UCC scientists land €3.7m funding to use mobile apps to combat disease in Malawi News
11.06.2013 The Supporting LIFE consortium of international universities led by two professors at University College Cork (UCC) has been granted €3.7m in EU FP7 funding to provide low-cost,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Science, Research, R&D, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Life Sciences, Funding, Digital Media -
Cork conference to explore Horizon 2020 and regional economies News
06.06.2013 The European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has opened a three-day conference at University College Cork this morning that will explore... -
UL researchers awarded €480k to develop exoskeleton innovation News
28.05.2013 A research team at University of Limerick (UL) has been awarded €480,000 in funding as part of a €5.8m EU project called Robomate to develop an exoskeleton for industrial... -
Ireland must secure political agreement on new European research funding, argues Sherlock News
09.05.2013 Ireland must secure an EU-wide deal for research funding for the European Union’s new programme for research and innovation Horizon 2020 before the end of its term as President...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Government, Education -
Irish researchers to lead Alzheimer’s drug trials News
07.05.2013 A group of Irish researchers is to lead an 18-month drug trial to test a possible new treatment for Alzheimer’s. They will be testing the blood pressure drug Nilvadipine in a... -
DIT and RED-T take part in €6m pan-European solar farm R&D project News
23.04.2013 DIT has joined forces with Dublin renewable energy company RED-T to embark on a three-year €6m European research project on solar energy involving 12 companies across Europe....Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Funding, Energy -
New EU €10m Blue Sky fund awards grants of up to €150k per project News
05.02.2013 The EU will today award 27 top level researchers with ‘proof of concept’ grants worth €150,000 to fund their proof of concept projects under its ‘Blue Sky’ funding scheme. -
Irish biotech firm BioAtlantis to lead €1.7m EU research project on antibiotics News
24.01.2013 Irish biotechnology company BioAtlantis is to lead a €1.7m research project that will aim to validate natural alternatives to the use of in-feed growth promoting antibiotics in... -
ERC awards grants to two Irish scientists for smart city and glaucoma research News
23.01.2013 In its latest competition for ‘Advanced Grants’, the European Research Council (ERC) has awarded up to €2.5m in funding each to two Irish researchers to develop their research... -
UCC researchers in €1.6m EU project to develop low-powered chips News
09.01.2013 Researchers from University College Cork (UCC) are involved in a consortium that has been awarded €1.6m under the EU’s FP7 programme to develop new low-powered and... -
Ireland ranks in top 10 EU countries for R&D investment - EU Commission News
06.12.2012 Ireland has been named as one of the top 10 EU countries for industrial R&D investment, with 14 of the top-spending companies for R&D based in the country, according to the... -
Healthy ageing communications campaign gets €1m in EU funding News
28.11.2012 A new campaign to focus on communicating health-related scientific research around ageing has been awarded €1m by the European Commission. The campaign will use film, social... -
NUI Galway to lead €6m EU research project to treat diabetes News
20.11.2012 A new €6m EU-funded project that’s being led by NUI Galway is aiming to find out whether stem cells can safely control blood glucose levels and tackle six different types of... -
UL to take part in EU project to empower women academics in STEM areas News
09.11.2012 The University of Limerick (UL) is to take part in an EU-funded initiative called Female Empowerment in Science and Technology in Academia (FESTA), a cross-national project... -
UCC-led researchers secure €6m in FP7 funding to carry out pre-eclampsia testing News
05.11.2012 Under its FP7 research programme, the European Union has awarded €6m in funding to a consortium led by researchers at University College Cork (UCC) that’s working on bringing a... -
Irish groups lead EU in FP7 security research projects News
16.08.2012 Irish security research groups won more than €7m in funding for EU Seventh Framework security research programmes for 2011-2012 – putting the country in joint first place with... -
GM-free group and IOFGA oppose Ireland’s genetically modified potato trials News
26.07.2012 Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it has given the thumbs up to Teagasc to plough ahead with a four-year field trial to test out genetically...Categories: Sustainability, Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green, Government, Economy -
#ESOF2012 – EU Science Commissioner forges MoU with US NSF chief News
13.07.2012 The EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn today signed a memorandum of understanding with Dr Subra Suresh, who heads up the US National...Categories: Sustainability, Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property, Funding, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education -
#ESOF2012 – Science Gallery launches international art-science initiative Interactivos?12 News
11.07.2012 Architects, artists, scientists, hackers and engineers from across Europe came together in Dublin today to begin a unique collaborative workshop called Interactivos?‘12 in...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Internet, Green Computing, Green, Engineering, Energy, Economy