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| Newsletter 8 November 2003 Download Archive |
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| EC - University spin-outs in Europe - Overview and Good Practice |
| Excerpt from EC Publication "University Spin-Outs in Europe - Overview and Good Practice". Read full article |
| EU Roadmap to Boost R&D Spending |
| The European Commission recently announced how it intends to respond to the March 2002 Barcelona European Council's call to raise research spending to 3% of EU average Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Read full article |
| Madr&d Goes International |
| The regional Information and Technological Promotion System developed by Madr&d, an EU-funded network that brings together public and private innovation actors in the region of Madrid, is now available online in English and Portuguese. Read full article |
| The University-Industry Interface |
| To build a stronger economic future for Europe, we need to lower the barriers between researchers and producers, passing new knowledge more quickly from labs to shops. Read full article |
| Universities have key role to play in creating European area of knowledge |
| Universities can play a key role in helping to bring about sustainability and can do this through both the European Research Area (ERA) and European higher education area (EHEA), the fifth international COPERNICUS conference heard on 12 to 14 June at the University of Gothenburg. Read full article |
| Reding calls for coherence between education, research and innovation |
| Opening a meeting between education ministers from the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA), the candidate countries and south eastern European countries in Bratislava on 17 June, EU Commissioner for Education and Culture Viviane Reding called for coherence between education, research, innovation and employment. Read full article |
| European Commission Launch Benchmarking of Incubators Report |
| Supportive parents and a secure home give a child the best possible foundation for a fulfilling and productive adult life. In the same way, business incubation - the process of nurturing new firms during their first few years - reduces their risk of early failure and accelerates their growth.
This study offers a comprehensive analysis of incubators' performance drivers and key practice issues. Read full article |
| OECD launch 'Benchmarking Industry-Science relationships' report |
| Relationships between universities and industry differ between countries, and they are changing. How do we decide which structures and policies will best encourage innovation? A first attempt at benchmarking looks at industry-science relationships around the world, with a special focus on France and the UK. Read full article |
| FP6 6th Framework Programme |
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| UK Experience shows how to link science to business |
| The UK is more efficient than the US at converting university research into commercial success, according to a new analysis by Dr Ederyn Williams, director of Warwick ventures at the University of Warwick. Read full article |
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