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Two new partnerships built up with the help of the IRC Network developed knowledge and processes in order to improve our environment. With a new generation of windows saving energy and safer water monitoring systems, everyone could benefit from these two successful collaborations.

IRC Slovenia and IRC Saxony are the initiators and actors of this new Success Story that shows innovative solutions for peat-based products.

African scientists should be more involved in international collaborative science and research and development (R&D) projects in order to keep and develop knowledge in Africa, MEPs have said. Members of the European Parliament's …

Three European higher education organisations have been entrusted with establishing an EU-Asia Higher Education Platform. As part of the EU's Asia Link programme, the European University Association (EUA), the German Academic Exchange Service …

Climate change research, genetics, material engineering - supercomputing power has become a core factor for success in both science and engineering as it enables researchers to test their theories and models by simulation. Supercomputers, however, …

The fourth annual conference of the EU-funded BioMalPar project on the biology and pathology of the malaria parasite will be held in Heidelberg, Germany, from 14 to 16 April. The purpose of the BioMalPar annual conference is to bring together …

A conference entitled '25 years of HIV' will be held in Paris, France, from 19 to 21 May. At the event, cutting-edge research from the virus to the clinic will be presented. The conference starts with structural studies on the virus and …

The search for energy alternatives is in full stride. Fears about peak oil prices and availability continue to drive the need for alternative energy sources. Many

Some people out there do pretend that time accelerates; what definitely accelerated in our field this week was the pace of the future, with the launch event for the Enterprise Europe Network taking place on Wednesday and Thursday.

The wheels of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) were set in motion this week when Jan Figel', the European Commissioner for Education and Culture, announced the composition of the committee tasked with recommending …

An international team of scientists has discovered a 'barcode' gene which can be used to distinguish between most plant species on Earth. The gene could help researchers to catalogue plants in species-rich areas, and monitor the trade in …

Book-laden shop shelves often promote fad diets and healthy eating for the loss and control of weight, but how many of them actually motivate people to become more physically active? When they do, most books focus on higher impact activity, which …

The EU-funded Scanbalt metaregion is organising a science-to-business partnering event in the Estonian embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19 February, in the framework of its Boost Biosystems project. The event will give potential partners from …

Stakeholders will discuss 'The future of the internet - perspectives emerging from R&D [research and development] in Europe' from 31 March to 1 April in Bled, Slovenia. The first day of the event will be a public open day, which will …

IRC Northern Germany cordially invites you to join their 3rd European Technology Days, the Brokerage Event to be hosted at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2008. This event is designed as a partnering platform offering a unique opportunity to meet potential partners for new business and for R&D projects. Representatives of c

For established companies, remaining on the competitive edge is often not a matter of reinventing the wheel but one of changing direction, a simple matter of harvesting new ideas for old products. For one garden grower, finding Eden was a matter of innovation, and planting seeds in the fertile soil of the IRC network.

East of England IRC, also known as EEIRC, is certainly one of the most prominent members of our Network.

The 2008 edition of IPTEC will be held on 11 and 12 June at the Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

IPTEC is an international marketplace designed to assist technology-based companies and organisations to develop their business through effective partnering. SME clients of the IRC and Enterprise Europe Networks as well as Network partners themsleves are eligible for discounted registration fees.

The competitiveness cluster DERBI for Renewable Energies organises the most important French show in Renewables Energies. Targeted companies operate in the following fields: Solar-thermal energy. Photovoltaics. Wind energy