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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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29 January 2013 Business Management and Intercultural Differences for SMEs PromisLingua Project offered a free course on April 17 in Stuttgart, Germany |
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29 January 2013 During a dinner debate hosted by K4I (Knowledge4Innovation) and COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), Director Clara de la Torre addressed the question "How can networking in Science and Technology help SMEs to meet the Innovation Union goals?" During her presentation, Clara de la Torre looked back at achievements under the Innovation Union during the implementation of FP7, and forward to new milestones for SME support - including to an integrated programme architecture - under Horizon 2020. Download her presentation here. More info on this event
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The European Commission has launched a call in view of composing advisory groups that will contribute to shaping the agenda of Horizon 2020, the European Union's future funding programme for research and innovation. Designated experts will provide high quality and timely advice for the preparation of the Horizon 2020 calls for project proposals. | |
The European Commission is in search of expert individuals from the SME world at large to become part of its different advisory groups on Horizon 2020, and to contribute to setting the Research and Innovation agenda on topics of major concern for European citizens, such as climate change, making renewable energy more affordable, ensuring safe food or coping with the challenges of ageing.
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