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EuResist - Enhancing HIV treatment with more precise patient modelingHIV is not curable but it is treatable, states Dr Francesca Incardona, CEO of EuResist Network GEIE and research area manager at Informa Srl, the SME responsible for coordinating the EuResist project.
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SILCO - Doing away with bacteria in water systemsThe SILCO project has developed an innovative monitoring device that senses the elimination process of complex bacterial communities
known as biofilm and unsafe bacteria from drinking water systems. The prototype successfully killed legionella bacteria at a natural source spa in Slovakia |
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FIRELI - New hose equipment to increase safety of firemenEvery year, fires affect large areas of forest in Europe - mostly in the Mediterranean countries, where an average of
around 500,000 hectares are destroyed annually. That is the equivalent of 50 times the land area of Paris.
The economic cost is estimated at between €600 and €800 million per year. |
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Smart irrigation technology set to reduce costs and save waterDue in large part to inefficient water irrigation systems, the agriculture industry wastes 60% of the water it uses each year, or 70% of the world's freshwater. WaterBee has developed a smart irrigation system to reduce this wastage, thereby saving money and increasing both crop quality and yield.
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NANORAY - A portable x-ray machineX-ray technology has existed for more than 100 years, but in spite of repeated efforts no one has found a way of solving the problems involved
in making X-ray machines portable. Now, thanks to an innovative European Union (EU) funded multinational research project, that breakthrough has
at last been achieved.
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Making life more comfortable for patients and caregivers2012 marks the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (EY2012). The number of Europeans aged 65 to 80 is expected to significantly increase in the upcoming decades, posing enormous challenges and tremendous implications for both the ageing population and primary caregivers.
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CleanHatch - New high-tech solution to clean fish hatcheriesDue to increased market pressure to produce high quality and low cost fish, the aquaculture industry has been forced to develop technologies that reduce the level of risk to investors yet maintain reliable production output.
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Let there be sightTransplanting the human cornea (1) can enable a blind person to see. But it requires the perfect human donor match and there are no guarantees of success. A group of EU-funded SMEs and researchers, however, has developed an artificial cornea that offers failed transplant patients a potentially life-changing alternative.
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Questions and answers on support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Horizon 2020
At the Successful R&I in Europe 2013 - 5th European Networking Event in Düsseldorf, Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn outlined key measures in Horizon 2020.
SME conference under the Irish EU presidency: register now!
Join us in Dublin on June 11-12 for this high-level event titled: "Innovation, a Business Opportunity for SMEs", where the European Commission will clarify its approach to SME support under Horizon 2020.
HORIZON 2020
Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness.
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Innovation in SMEs: three prominent speakers at the SME conference in Dublin (June 11-12) share their views
SME participation progress report
Per 30 September 2012, SMEs had received 16.3% of the Cooperation Programme's budget; this amounted to €2.9 billion of the total €18.6 billion spent.
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