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eTech France brings you all the news in science and technology from France on a bimonthly basis. It is also available in French.

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SIG La Lettre 2012 Encounters - The Event for Geomatics Professionals (Event)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

From April 3 to 5, the Ecole Nationale des Sciences Géographiques (ENSG) will be hosting the 2012 SIG La Lettre Encounters, organized by SIG la Lettre, the standard-setting monthly in the field, in Marne-la-Vallée. The yearly encounter of geomatics p (...)
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Microwave et RF (Event)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

On April 3, 4 et 5, 2012, the First Microwave et RF, an event dedicated to the community of hyper frequencies, radio frequencies, wireless and optic fiber will be held in Paris. The program includes an exhibition of the latest innovations, 6 conference (...)
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A Milk and Dairy Product Technical Institute in Franche-Comté (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

The missions of Actilait, the Technical Institute of Milk and Dairy Products, are to gain a clearer understanding of and to optimize farm, locally-made or industrial products from ruminant milk, control and enhance the products. The national organiza (...)
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A Certain Kind of Memory in the Endocrine System (Live from the Lab)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

The plasticity of biological systems allows organisms to adjust their physiological dynamically in response to changing environmental conditions. The process is usually associated with the immune system at the cellular level. At the level of tissues, (...)
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Fractures in Brittle Materials Are Not as Fast as Expected ! (Live from the Lab)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

Scientists have to know the propagation speed of a crack and understand its underlying factors to predict the breakage behavior of brittle materials such as glass that breaks through crack propagation. Until now, theoretical knowledge was based on ma (...)
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MYRTE or How to Store Solar Energy as Hydrogen (Innovation News)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

This January 9, at the Centre de Recherches Scientifiques Georges Peri (Georges Peri Center for Scientific Research), University of Corsica, the MYRTE (French acronym for Renewable Hydrogen Mission for Integration into the Electric Grid) platform was (...)
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VAIMOS, the Smart Sailing Robot Sets a New Distance Record (Innovation News)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

Mid-January, VAIMOS (French acronym for autonomous sailing boat with embedded instrumentation for ocean surface measurements) completed a trip of one hundred and five kilometers or fifty-six point seven nautical miles between Brest and Douarnenez. VA (...)
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Ecole Centrale of Beijing Awards its First Engineering Degrees (Education Outlook)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

This January 7, the first official degree-awarding ceremony for the 75 engineers of the first Nicole Bru class at the Ecole Centrale of Beijing was held at the People's Palace in Beijing. French Minister of Transport Thierry Mariani and three Chinese (...)
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For Sustainable Diets (Special Feature)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

In a situation of climate change where humanity is faced with a food et nutrition challenge, so-called 'sustainable' diets can obviously only be the outcome of sustainable agriculture. Although extensive research and thought has been put into the latt (...)
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CEA-LETI Alliance Launches First Startup (Special Feature)

Published on 3 February 2012 -

Forged in June 2006, the adventure undertaken between Grenoble based CEA-LETI and the Kavli Nanoscience Institute of the California Institute of Technology, the famous Caltech in Pasadena, California, materialized in January the following year with t (...)
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IZEST - Moving Toward the World's Most Powerful Laser (Special Feature)

Published on 4 January 2012 -

On 28-29 November this year, Ecole Polytechnique held the International Zetawatt-Exawatt Science Technology (IZEST) launching workshop in Palaiseau. The platform is designed to study the fundamental physics and technology of very high-power lasers at (...)
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Inauguration of New Computational Mechanics OpenLab (Innovation News)

Published on 4 January 2012 -

The OpenLabs whose creation was spurred by automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën are joint research structures whose goal is to pool research teams and experimental resources serving innovation. Inaugurated on December 9 this year, the new Computational Mech (...)
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1,280km in 24 Hours Aboard an Electric Car - World Record for the Liten CEA (Innovation News)

Published on 4 January 2012 -

From October 25 to 26 this year, an AX model electric car fitted with lithium iron phosphate batteries traveled a distance of 1,280 kilometers in 24 hours, enabling the CEA Liten to break a world record. Three Dutch students set the earlier record in (...)
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Frédéric Druon Receives Prize for Laser Project for Cornea Surgery (Innovation News)

Published on 4 January 2012 -

The purpose of the Jean Jerphagnon Prize, which was created in 2008, is to assist and promote innovative approaches, in keeping with the career of the man who was a pioneer and major mover in the field of fiber optics communication. In 2008, the priz (...)
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ERA-MIN - European ERA-Net of Strategic Metals (Innovation News)

Published on 4 January 2012 -

Their names are selenium, titanium and lithium, others make up what is called rare earths. These non-energy mineral resources are used in the automotive, aviation, wind power, photovoltaic and lighting industries and throughout the high-tech sector. (...)
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Microsystems - A Nanoparticle and DNA Based Energy Source (Live from the Lab)

Published on 4 January 2012 -

Although the idea of combining aluminum with copper oxide to produce energy is not new, using DNA strands to assemble them is. The fact that two complementary DNA strands self-assemble into a double helix and remain firmly bound together sparked the (...)
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Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Pollen Allergies (Live from the Lab)

Published on 4 January 2012 -

Pollen allergies are a serious health problem as illustrated by the fact that in Europe, nearly 20% of children are affected. So, it is critical to understand how climate and environmental change impact pollen-related allergy diseases in Europe. This (...)
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EyeBrain Tracker Used in Parkinson's Disease Clinical Trial (Live from the Lab)

Published on 4 January 2012 -

The EyeBrain tracker is already used for the early diagnosis of Parkinsonian syndromes, such as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Cortico Basal Degeneration (CBD) and Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). EyeBrain, a business with a staff of 15 (est. 20 (...)
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Agrene - A Promising Agri-Environmental Startup (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 4 January 2012 -

Agrene, which celebrated its second anniversary last summer, has positioned its business in two areas: the biological quality of soils and harvests and plant protection using alternative control methods, a sector where a huge demand is not being met. (...)
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Eight Priorities for Giving New Impetus to Innovation in France (Special Report)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

"If current trends continue, within the next 10 to 20 years, the West (and specifically Europe) may forfeit its role as scientific and technological leader, losing out to Asia that will become the main base for innovation and R et D. For France, since 2 (...)
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Tenth Anniversary of the Space and Telecommunications Law Department at Paris-Sud University (Education Outlook)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

In 2000, under the impetus of space and telecommunication professionals, the Jean Monnet School at Paris-Sud University created IDEST (Institute of Space and Telecommunication Law), which is part of the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Paris-S (...)
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EADS Foundation and Arts et Métiers ParisTech Partnership for the 'Helicopter Chair' (Education Outlook)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

The Complex Mechanical System Dynamics Education and Research Chair called the 'Helicopter Chair' was officially inaugurated in December. The Chair is the outcome of a partnership between EAD Corporate Foundation and Arts et Métiers ParisTech. The Ch (...)
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INRA and NewVectys Partnership on Animal Biotechnology (Innovation News)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

Created two years ago, NewVectys is a biotechnology company that emerged from CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) and Pierre et Marie Curie University (UPMC) where the NewVectys research team is housed on-site at Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital (...)
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HélioBiotec, a Research Platform on Third Generation Biofuels (Innovation News)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

By using photosynthesis, certain microalgae and cyanobacteria can produce hydrogen, hydrocarbons and lipids in specific conditions. The algae can also accumulate upt to 50% of their dry weight in reserve lipids. Due to their rapid growth and very hig (...)
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Science Europe - The Emergence of a European Research Space (Innovation News)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

This October 21, a gathering of 50 funding agencies and research organizations from 23 different European countries celebrated the founding of Science Europe. Based in Brussels, Science Europe will be promoting the collective interests of its member (...)
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Protective Agents Against Mercury Neurotoxicity (Live from the Lab)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

Chemokines, known for their role in infection and inflammation, also have a protective effect on the brain of mice whose feed has been contaminated by mercury. This has been proven by researchers at INSERM Unit 968 (Vision Institute) and at the Labor (...)
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Climate Change Endangering Lowland Forests (Live from the Lab)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

Plant species in lowland forests appear to respond too slowly to climate change, making them especially vulnerable in the decades to come, according to a study by researchers at AgroParisTech, INRA, the University of Aarhus (Denmark), CNRS, the Unive (...)
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A Chemical Compound Controlling Ice Crystal Growth (Live from the Lab)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

While studying the synthesis of porous materials, a team headed by Sylvain Deville, a CNRS researcher at the Ceramic Synthesis and Functionalization Laboratory (CNRS/Saint-Gobain) and 2011 laureate of an ERC Junior grant, working with the Materials, (...)
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A New Technique for Seeing the Nanometric Structure of Crystals (Live from the Lab)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

Until now, two techniques were used to analyzed complex crystalline materials with imperfections. Standard X-ray diffraction makes it possible to obtain 2D information about irregularities in a sample, albeit with limited resolution in the micrometer (...)
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Growing Interest in Wine Polyphenols for Health (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

About thirty people work at the Laboratory of Metabolic and Nutritional Biochemistry (LBMN) headed by Professor Norbert Latruffe at INSERM Joint Research Unit 866 in Dijon, which has 9 research teams, including some involved in projects accredited by (...)
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Cosmetics - Second Connexions R et D Conference (Event)

Published on 13 December 2011 -

On December 13, 2011, the Cosmetic Valley competitive cluster will be holding the Second Connexions R et D, in Orleans. The event focuses on exchanges between private and public scientists on research and innovation topics in cosmetics. This year the gu (...)
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A Small Business Making Controlled Atmosphere Accessible to the Farming Sector (Special Feature)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

Janny MT, a company created in May 2009 and presided by agriculturist Pierre Janny, offers two different products based on a revolutionary patent: equipment for the preservation of fresh products in controlled atmosphere and another for airtight stor (...)
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ResQME - The Key Chain that Can Save Lives on the Road (Special Feature)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

Last September 20 at the US Embassy in Holland, an event was held that was so uncommon that it deserves to be addressed. US Embassy Business Advisor Maria Andrews awarded a prize to Laurent Colasse, a French entrepreneur living in Santa Barbara, Cali (...)
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GEOSUD Meeting the Need for a Spatial Approach to Regions and the Environment (Special Feature)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

The 'satellite imaging' tool has considerably evolved since the launch of the first SPOT satellite twenty four years ago and has emerged as an indisputable scientific, industrial and strategic success. However, admittedly, in operational mode, it is (...)
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Arts et Métiers ParisTech - The School of Technology (Special Feature)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

The Arts et Métiers school, which is now called Arts et Métiers ParisTech, was founded in 1780 at the dawn of the French Revolution. For two centuries, the school has been graduating renowned engineers, called Gadzarts, whose accomplishments shone thro (...)
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ESSCA Fitted with a CSCL Room for Enhanced Student Learning (Education Outlook)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

Studies have shown that an individual's concentration during the learning process reaches its peak after about 10 minutes and is only at 50% of the peak after about 20 minutes. However, concentration can be reactivated if the teacher regularly change (...)
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A Research Institute Dedicated to the Study of Aging (Innovation News)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

Sponsored by Pierre and Marie Curie University as part of the Charles Foix Life Extension hub, the Charles Foix Institute whose first building was inaugurated last November 4 is a research center entirely dedicated to aging. Under the scientific lead (...)
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Green Chemistry - The First International Joint Unit Set Up in China (Innovation News)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

Last November 4, CNRS, Rhodia, ENS Lyon and East China Normal University (ECNU) inaugurated the Eco-Efficient Products and Processes Laboratory. This is the first International Joint Unit dedicated to green chemistry set up in China. Located at the (...)
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New Pliable Material that can be Hot-Formed Like Glass (Live from the Lab)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

Combining the lightness, resistance and strength properties of resins and the properties of a few mineral compounds such as glass that can be shaped at will and in a reversible manner was the challenge that a team led by Ludwik Leibler, CNRS research (...)
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ARTEMIS - A Tool Charting the Route for Tomorrow's Sustainable Agriculture (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

ARTEMIS, a unique agri-environment innovation platform in France, is located in the Burgundy and Franche-Comté regions. Working with its partners, Vitagora launched ARTEMIS that paves the way for developing research focusing on three major areas: imp (...)
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Cemagref Research et Environment Forum (Event)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

Next November 29, for its thirtieth anniversary, the Cemagref is holding its Research et Environment Forum on a central issue, "How can research contribute to the public discussion on environmental issues?" in Lyons. The agenda includes: 1 conference, (...)
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What Kind of Forest for Humans ? (Recommended Reading)

Published on 6 December 2011 -

2011, the International Year of the Forest, will soon be ending. This an opportunity to recommend that you read a short well-designed collective book by Cemagref (the institute for research in science and technology for the environment). Called Quell (...)
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Nobel Prize for Medicine to Jules Hoffmann, a 'Gentleman of Science' (Special Report)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

This September 22, CNRS announced that it was awarding its Gold Medal, France's most prestigious scientific distinction, to Jules Hoffmann (the official ceremony will be held this December). A scant fortnight later, the Nobel Committee announced the (...)
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A Paleoanthropologist in the Business World: Odd, isn't it ? (Special Feature)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

Adapting and innovating for survival is the subtitle of Pascal Picq's thought-provoking book. The renowned paleoanthropologist from the Collège de France is a specialist in the origins of the evolution of human life, and in the great apes. "A paleoan (...)
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Megha-Tropiques - A Space Mission to Study the Cater Cycle in the Tropics (Special Feature)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

Supervised by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Indian PSLV successfully launched the French-Indian Megha-Tropiques satellite this October 12, from the Sriharikota base in India. Placed into an 865 km-orbit, at a 20° orbital inclinat (...)
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Clinical Trials of an Intelligent Wheelchair (Innovation News)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

The French-British SYSIASS project (French acronym for Autonomous and Intelligent Healthcare System) backed by the INTERREG IV 1 Mers program, brings together academic and healthcare partners [1] from both side of the Channel. For SYSIASS, a team of (...)
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French Weapons Procurement Agency (DGA) Presents HERCULE, A Collaborative Robot Prototype (Innovation News)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

At Millipol 2011, the World Exhibition on Homeland Security in Paris, the DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement, French weapons procurement agency) exhibited four innovations at its booth, including one called HERCULE for the first time. It is a 'cob (...)
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New Results on the Earth's Electromagnetic Variations (Innovation News)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

Eighty geophysicists and researchers from China, Colombia, Europe, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia and the United States working on seismology, tectonics, electromagnetic emissions and ionospheric modeling have just attended the Second Internationa (...)
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Construction of Spiral2 Linear Accelerator Underway (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

The Spiral2 accelerator is the CEA and CNRS's national priority in nuclear physics, and the outcome of joint technical and scientific work between numerous French, European and international laboratories. Spiral2 construction has just gotten underway (...)
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ENSTA Launches an Erasmus Program in Hydrography and Oceanography (Education Outlook)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

ENSTA Bretagne has partnered with the University of Hamburg, Germany and the University of Gent, Belgium to set up an Intensive Erasmus Program in Hydrography and Oceanography. The course will be held from October 29 to November 11 on the shores of L (...)
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Artificial Intelligence: Two International Conferences at Sénart Fontainebleau University Institute of Technology (Event)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

From October 24 to 29, 2011, the Sénart Fontainebleau Institute of Technology of Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC) University will be hosting two international symposiums: IJCCI, the International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence, a (...)
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Second CONNEXIONS R et D on Cosmetology (Event)

Published on 10 November 2011 -

On December 13, 2011, the Cosmetic Valley competitive cluster is holding the second CONNEXIONS R et D, in Orleans. The event dedicated to cosmetology research will be an opportunity for discussions between public laboratory researchers and R et D directors (...)
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The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People! (Special feature)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

Feeding 9 billion people will probably be humanity's major challenge for the next forty years. By 2050, when 9 billion human beings will be living on Earth, a growing amount of food meeting demanding quality standards and improved environmental stand (...)
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AgroParisTech - New Director General on Past Performance Assessment and Future Outlooks (Special feature)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

AgroParisTech (the outcome of the 2007 merge of three schools of higher education, Ina P-G, Engref and Ensia) has a global reputation in life science. The purpose of the school is to train engineers, produce and disseminate knowledge based on researc (...)
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Sarcopenic Obesity: SARCOB Project Developing Prevention Products (Cluster Update)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

So-called 'sarcopenic' obesity is a pathology affecting growing numbers of obese older adults. It is characterized by an accelerated loss of muscular mass and force leading to very crippling decline in mobility. In France, the prevalence of obesity i (...)
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First Major Contract for ULIS Infrared Sensors in North America (Innovation News)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

Pelco, a division of Schneider Electric and world supplier in the field, designs and manufactures video and security systems. ULIS, a Sofradir subsidiary specialized in the design and production of infrared image sensors for thermal, security, transp (...)
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Ground Test of a Fuel Cell in an A320 (Innovation News)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

A technological demonstrator built by German research center DLR was installed on an Airbus A320. The purpose was to collect detailed data on the potential of fuel cell technology as a generator of the electric power required for planes on the ground (...)
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Controlling Molecular Metabolism with a Probe (Live from the Lab)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

The most commonly used method to control the activity of an enzyme in a living organism consists in modifying the gene coding for the enzyme. Other methods involving tiny organic molecules act directly on the enzyme, thus allowing for a much tighter (...)
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A Blood Test to Assess the Severity of a Cranial Trauma (Live from the Lab)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

Every year, French emergency services receive more than 100,000 victims of cranial trauma, of which 90% are considered as mild, which does not mean benign. They may cause brain hemorrhages entailing severe disability in patients' daily life, several (...)
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The First Ever Production of Human Pancreatic Cells ! (Live from the Lab)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

The pancreas, a complex organ, is both the site producing hormones and triggering their release into the body. The endocrine part (the hormone producer) of the organ is made of alpha and beta cells producing glucagon and insulin respectively, cells t (...)
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An Experimental Nutritional Evaluation Center in Dijon (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

Designed and headed by Professor François-André Allaert, CEN Expérimental, the Experimental Nutritional Evaluation Center, will be operational in early 2012. Located in Dijon between the University campus and University Hospital, CEN Expérimental wil (...)
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International Symposium on Climate Change: Impacts and Adjustments (Event)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

The International Symposium on Climate Change: Impacts and Adjustments will be held in Paris this October 4. The forum (set up in 2004) focuses on the issue of climate change and serves to disseminate information, build awareness and foster synergy b (...)
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Paris Regional Conference of the Fourth Forum for the Future of Agriculture (Event)

Published on 7 October 2011 -

The Fourth Forum for the Future of Agriculture will be holding the Paris Regional Conference on 'Competitiveness and the Environment for the Agriculture of Tomorrow: the Unique Option for Europe and France', on October 18, 2011, in Paris. This is a f (...)
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Small Businesses Hunting in a Pack within the EDEN Cluster (Special Report)

Published on 12 September 2011 -

There are 47 businesses to date, but their stated goal is to reach 80 in 2012. Their common features are that they work for national and international defense industries, they are innovative and exporters. The complementing businesses are all members (...)
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At Toolbox Integrating 3D Technologies at CEA (Special Report)

Published on 12 September 2011 -

Many of the appliances that 'populate' our daily lives contain very different types of electronic chips. They are mass produced on wafers, i.e. silicon plates, which are then cut to manufacture processors, stand-alone memories and programmable compon (...)
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HABEAT - A European Project to Gain Greater Insight into How Children's Food Preferences are Formed (Special Report)

Published on 12 September 2011 -

Last April 12 et 13, the 11 HABEAT partners, including the Center for Taste, Food and Nutrition Sciences (CSGA) met in Greece to report on ongoing studies. The purpose of the European project, which started in January 2010 and was accredited by the Vi (...)
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Discovery of a Molecular Signature of Intellectual Disability (Innovation News)

Published on 12 September 2011 -

Intellectual disability of ID is defined as 'significantly impaired intellectual functions with substantial deficits in adaptive behavior'. Nearly 3% of the general population is afflicted by ID. While 20% of ID may be attributed to environmental fac (...)
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FRISBEE Working to Engineer More Environmentally-friendly Refrigerators (Innovation News)

Published on 12 September 2011 -

The standard refrigerator is still the best appliance for cooling and preserving foodstuffs. However, food refrigeration still accounts for 8% of global energy consumption and for 2.5% of the CO2 produced and released into the atmosphere. In a situat (...)
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A Promising Foam for Cosmetic and Detergent Manufacturers (Live from the Lab)

Published on 12 September 2011 -

Due to their special texture and the surface-active molecules that compose them, foams often have detergent properties. The special feature of so-called surface active molecules is they are located spontaneously between water and air, so that very th (...)
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Second Conference on Sciences of Life in Society (Event)

Published on 12 September 2011 -

On December 8, 2011, Genopole and IFRIS are organizing the Second Conference on Sciences of Life in Society entitled The Transformation of Production Methods in Life Sciences: High Throughput Biology, Platforms and Patents, in Paris. The purpose of t (...)
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Two Events on Essential Oils, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (Event)

Published on 12 September 2011 -

From September 6 to 8,the 30th Essential Oils Days and the Third International PAM (Aromatic and Medicinal Plants) Congress will be held in Dignes-les-Bains. Organized by the Association for the Promotion of Perfume, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (AP (...)
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Conference on the Intrinsic Sustainability of Chemistry: Processes and Catalysis (Event)

Published on 12 September 2011 -

On September 20, 2011, PRIDES (Regional Innovation and Solidarity Economic Development Clusters), NOVACHIM and the PASS and TRIMATEC competitive clusters partnered with Nice Valrose University and Nice Chemistry Institute are holding a conference on (...)
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A Medal for Innovation for a Roboticist Who Keeps Innovating (Special Report)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

Last April 27, the CNRS awarded the Medal for Innovation for the first time. François Pierrot, CNRS Research Director at the Montpellier IT, Robotics and Microelectronics Laboratory (LIRMM) was among the three laureates. The world acclaimed roboticis (...)
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Nitric Oxide and Plants, PIANO Project Makes Several Major Advances (Special Report)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

The final PIANO report will be ready in August. The initial purpose of the project (accredited by the Vitagora competitive cluster and financed by the French National Research agency [ANR]) was to gain further insight into, and understand the molecul (...)
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First Meaningful Results of a Major Project for the Cheese-making Industry (Cluster Update)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

Even if there are other animal, microbe or plant proteolytic enzymes with the ability to coagulate milk, calf rennet is still a major coagulating agent used during the first cheesing-making stage. Four large groups and a dozen small businesses, inclu (...)
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Producing Biogas and Absorbing CO2 thanks to Microalgae (Innovation News)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

Using bacteria's digestion of microalgae to produce biomethane biofuel seems to be a promising solution for the future. As microalgae grow faster than other plants and use light more efficiently, they have good energy yield. For several years, the Bi (...)
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Low-cost Wireless Sensor Networks for Plants (Innovation News)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

A wireless network is a design that immediately calls to mind telephones and the mobile Internet. However, there are other types of more complex wireless networks whose operations do not require the use of fixed relays, as for telecommunications, but (...)
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Plant Characteristics - The World's Largest Database Now Up and Running (Innovation News)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

The structural, physiological and reproductive characteristics of plants determine how they will fight for access to their resources, grow and affect their ecosystems. Knowing these 'functional features' as they are called is useful for determining t (...)
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Special Neurons Involved in the Speedy Mapping and Memorizing of Our Surroundings (Live from the Lab)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

Knowing our location in the environment is an essential function for our individual survival. But what is actually happening in our brains when we memorize the information critical to our orientation in space? Jérôme Epsztein, an INSERM researcher at (...)
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Peptide Nanotubes with Fully Controlled Diameter (Live from the Lab)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

In nanotechnologies, controlling the size of nanoobjects is critical. Actually, size determines the physical properties of the end-materials. However, until now, attempts to control the size of the architectures by modifying the basic building block (...)
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Identification of Key Genes that May Boost Palm Oil Production (Live from the Lab)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

Oil palms as date palms or coconut trees are key economic trees because they account for the world's number one oleaginous crops, with 35% of global production, the highest yield per hectare, with an average of 3.5 tons per hectare per year (the most (...)
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12th Hélio-SPIR Day on Chemometrics (Event)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

On September 30, 2011, Hélio-SPR (French Association for Near Infrared Spectroscopy) is organizing its yearly conference called Chemometrics Serving Near Infrared Spectroscopy, in Montpellier. The purpose of the conference is have experts in the fie (...)
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GIF 2011,the Not-to-be-Missed Grenoble Innovation Event (Event)

Published on 31 August 2011 -

On October 20 et 21, 2011, the 2011 GIF (Grenoble Innovation Fair) will be held in Grenoble. Business decision makers, startup managers and innovative project sponsors from across Europe will be attending. One hundred and fifty unique technological in (...)
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COMET Moving Toward a New Generation of Underwater Robots (Innovation News)

Published on 7 July 2011 -

ENSTA Bretagne [1] has scientific responsibility for the COMET project that will officially begin next September and last four years. COMET, which was selected for the eleventh call for projects of the FUI (government agency funding industrial R et D pr (...)
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Environmental Research - ALLENVI Publishes First Report (Innovation News)

Published on 7 July 2011 -

ALLENVI, the National Research Alliance for the Environment, was set up on February 9, 2010, at the initiative of Minister for Higher Education and Research Valérie Pécresse. "The environment is a complex system encompassing a very broad field, from (...)
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Evaluation of CEA Nuclear Facilities after Fukushima (Special Report)

Published on 7 July 2011 -

During the presentation of the - overall positive - 2010 Report on Risk control, CEA Risk Control Hub Director Edwige Bonnevie recalled how CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) harnessed all its skills and expertise after th (...)
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ISAE Group Setting a Goal to Bring Together French Aerospace Space Schools (Education Outlook)

Published on 7 July 2011 -

The Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE, Higher Aerospace Institute, est. 2007) is a world reference in higher education and research in aerospace and related systems. ISAE is the outcome of the merge of two Grandes Ecoles (top (...)
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ESPCI, the Engineering School of Nobel Laureates, Creates the ESPCI Georges Charpak Foundation (Special Report)

Published on 7 July 2011 -

Have you ever heard of ESPCI ParisTech? Founded in 1882 by the Paris City Council, the Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (Paris graduate school of industrial physics and chemistry) is now in the lead among F (...)
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Physics - Mathias Fink, an Outstanding Example of an Innovating Scientist (Special Report)

Published on 7 July 2011 -

On April 27 this year, for the first time the CNRS awarded the Medal of Innovation created by Minister for Higher Education and Research Valérie Pécresse. The purpose of the CNRS was to honor the researchers and engineers working in public research o (...)
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A New Book on Climate Research - Le climat à découvert : Outils et méthodes en recherche climatique (Recommended Reading)

Published on 7 July 2011 -

"It is an extraordinary work. You want to delve into it and you can do so from practically any subject matter," CNRS President Alain Fuchs exclaimed. He recalled that the idea for a book called Le climat à découvert : outils et méthodes en recherche (...)
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The Food et Nutrition Challenge and Agronomy on the Agenda of the Sixth Pradel Talks (Event)

Published on 7 July 2011 -

On September 15 et 16n 2011, the Sixth Pradel Talks will be held on Olivier de Serres' historic estate, in Ardèche. Organized by the French Association of Agronomy, the talks will be addressing 'The Food et Nutrition Challenge and Agronomy'. After rec (...)
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The Scientist, the Rabbit and the Pheromone (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 7 July 2011 -

This could be an apocryphal title for a fable by Jean de la Fontaine. However, it actually accounts for fifteen years in the career of a passionate and fascinating ethologist. During those years, Gérard Coureaud, CNRS research fellow at the Dijon Cen (...)
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Paris is 'Recycling' its Drinking Water Production Plant at Ivry-sur-Seine (Special Feature)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

In the early nineties, the drinking water production plant at Ivry-sur-Seine, which has been entirely rebuilt with a nave designed by architect Dominique Perrault (known for the François Mitterrand Library, among others), used to be the technological (...)
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A New Generation of Natural Substances to Enhance Potato Growth (Cluster Update)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

Sponsored by Lara Spiral, a company based in Côte d'Or (French département), the Qualivivant project (accredited by the Vitagora competitive cluster and funded by the FUI [government agency funding industrial R et D projects]) will be ending in 2011. Pr (...)
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Plane Wrecks Lost at Sea - Optimized Localization and Flight Data Recovery (Cluster Update)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

That is the goal of the BELOCOPA project, which was initiated by several small businesses (TETHYS, ACSA and ISEI) in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region and accredited by the Pégase competitive cluster. The project will be working on engineering on (...)
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Civil Engineering - A New Master's Degree for Tackling Emergency Situations (Education Outlook)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

Next October the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics, du Bâtiment et de l'Industrie (ESTP, graduate school of public works, building and industry) will start a new Specialized Master's course called "Building and Infrastructure Emergency Specialist" ( (...)
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The International Office for Water is 20 ! (Innovation News)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

When it was created in 1991, the Office International de l'Eau (OIEau, International Office for Water) took over the activities of the Limoges Water Institute, the French Association for the Study of Water (AFEE) in Paris, and the International Train (...)
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Nutrition - Two Laureates for the Louis-Bonduelle Research Prize (Innovation News)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

The Louis-Bonduelle Foundation [1] (a non profit organization established in 2004) has set a goal of changing long-term eating habits, by taking tangible initiatives so that the benefits of vegetables can be shared by all. Although the Foundation mai (...)
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French Weapons Procurement Agency Awards Three Doctoral Students (Innovation News)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

On May 19,2011, the Direction Générale pour l'Armement (DGA, French weapons procurement agency) organized its yearly Science Day at Ecole Militaire in Paris. During the event, the 'DGA Thesis Prize' was awarded to three doctoral students by Laurent C (...)
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Will There Actually be Personal Planes in 2030 ? (Innovation News)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

On March 30 and April 1 this year, all the aeronautic movers and doers were gathered in Madrid for Aerodays 2011. The major event organized by the European Commission was an opportunity for the French Aerospace Research Center (ONERA) to give a progr (...)
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Detecting Tumoral DNA in Droplets of Biological Fluids (Live from the Lab)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

When tumoral cells die, they spill their contents, including DNA, into the extracellular medium. The contents can then be found in a patient's biological fluids (e.g., blood, lymph, urine). Since the development of most cancers involves genetic facto (...)
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Good Bacteria and Good Health (Recommended Reading)

Published on 30 May 2011 -

This book is proof that a serious topic can be addressed subtly and with much humor. So, if you want to learn a little more about a community that we all live with, without actually realizing or knowing it - a community that has been with us since bi (...)
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Recycling Phosphorus in Livestock Waste (Special Feature)

Published on 17 May 2011 -

Phosphorus, the product of mined phosphate rock, is an essential chemical element for life. Agriculture uses its mineral form to boost crop and livestock growth. However, when it is incorrectly used or spread in excess quantities, phosphorus soon bec (...)
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How Can the Ammonia Fluxes from Farming be Measured Continuously ? (Innovation News)

Published on 17 May 2011 -

Because of its deposits, atmospheric ammonia (NH3), which is mainly emitted by agriculture (nitrogenous fertilizer, livestock effluents), is a major pollutant for sensitive ecosystems and a precursor of some aerosols. So it must be measured accuratel (...)
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Samson Clearing the Way for the Virtual Prototyping of Nanoscopic Objects (Innovation News)

Published on 17 May 2011 -

Started by INRIA's nano-D team during the Amusibio, a project of the French National Research Agency (ANR), the AMD Toolkit platform enables low-cost virtual prototyping at the atomic scale. Samson (Système adaptatif pour la modélisation et la simula (...)
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EcoFINDERS or the Need for Sustainable Soil Management (Innovation News)

Published on 17 May 2011 -

Soils are subjected to numerous threats, so there is an urgent need to preserve the resource, which is not renewable at the human time scale. Soils provide numerous essential ecosystem services, such as primary production (including agricultural and (...)
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The Space-Flex Design Increasing Space on A320 Planes (Innovation News)

Published on 17 May 2011 -

At the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2011, which was held from April 5 to 7 in Hamburg, Germany, Airbus unveiled the Space-Flex mockup, a design optimizing the use of space in the rear galley of A320 planes. The new design replaces the full-width rear gall (...)
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Five New Genetic Susceptibility Factors Identified for Alzheimer's Disease (Live from the Lab)

Published on 17 May 2011 -

The number of patients with Alzheimer's disease is rising in France and worldwide due to humans' increased life span. European researchers have decided to pool their skills and expertise to combat the disease that is now the leading cause of memory a (...)
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Now Mature Molecular Cuisine Shows Promise (Special Feature)

Published on 17 May 2011 -

For a long time, molecular cuisine, which was created some twenty years ago, was only demonstrated during special events. But after having won over several of the greatest French and foreign chefs, it is now creeping into other areas such as institut (...)
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France Supports Senegal Investing in Mathematics (Special Feature)

Published on 17 May 2011 -

On April 14 and 15, 2011, a Conference called 'Africa: the choice of Science, the AIMS Initiative' was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Organized by the Association for the Promotion of Science in Africa (APSA) chaired by Professor Vincent Rivas (...)
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Industrial Development for A320neo Entry-into-Service in October 2015 (Innovation News)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

European plane maker Airbus has decided to incorporate various technological improvements into its A320 program. In 2009, AIrbus announced that its customers could have wing tip devices called sharklets on the new aircraft belonging to the A320 famil (...)
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Biomethodes Sets Up Green Pilot Plant in the United States (Innovation News)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

Located at Genopole near Paris, Biomethodes is pioneering the development and marketing of new technologies for transforming lignocellulosic feedstock into fuels, materials and chemicals. The company has just announced that the head office of its Nor (...)
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Human Embryonic Stem Cells - A New First at I-STEM (Live from the Lab)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

For the first time, by using human embryonic stem cells (hES) sourced from pre-implantation diagnosis, INSERM researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-STEM) have successfully identified previously un (...)
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Gouraud-Phong Immersive Space - A Unique Facility with Cutting Edge Technologies (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

Last November the new virtual reality platform was inaugurated at the INRIA Sophia-Antipolis research center. The facility was funded by INRIA, the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur (PACA) Region under the State-Region Planning Contract, the Ministry for Hi (...)
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Euro-Mediterranean Symposium for Fruit et Vegetable Processing (Event)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

From April 18 to 21, 2011, the first Euro-Mediterranean Symposium for Fruit et Vegetable Processing will be held in Avignon. Fruit and vegetables, essential ingredients of the human diet, are increasingly eaten as processed products, thus explaining t (...)
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Interfibres - A Conference on the Valorization of Plant Fiber Based Bioresources (Event)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

On September 6, 7 and 8, 2011, INTERFIBRES, the first international conference on the valorization of virgin and recycled, plant fiber based bioresources will be held in Bordeaux. The event will bring together all the movers and doers in this forward (...)
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Mêlée Numérique - The Flagship ICT Event in Southwest France (Event)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

On April 20 et 21, 2011, the flagship ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) event called Mêlée Numérique will be held in Labège, Haute-Garonne (southwest France). Some 3,000 visitors and 150 exhibitors are expected to attend the event and i (...)
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A National Food Network for Educating Young People's Taste (Special Feature)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

For this purpose, the VITAGORA competitive cluster under the high patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Spatial Planning and with support from the Institute of Taste organized a conference that was held last Jan (...)
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Plant Natural Defense Stimulators (NDS) - An Alternative to Pesticides (Cluster Update)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

The Ecophyto 2018 Plan has set a target of lowering the use of pesticides 50% if possible. With this goal in mind and in a situation where the state of the planet needs 'sustainable production' more than ever, plant growers are actively looking for a (...)
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Sewer Heat Recovery to Heat Paris Primary School (Innovation News)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

Since 2007, the Paris municipality has been rolling out a Climate Plan to lower its greenhouse gas emissions. One main focus of the plan is the development of renewable energies so that they fuel 30% of the city's energy needs by 2020. With this goal (...)
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New Security Module to Protect High-Tech Products from Counterfeiting and Cloning (Innovation News)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

Based in AIx-en-Provence, INSIDE Secure is a leader in the supply of semiconductors for secure transactions and digital identity. It has just introduced the VaultIC100, an innovative compact turnkey security module designed so that high-tech product (...)
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Geographical Maps for the Color Blind Coming Soon (Innovation News)

Published on 4 May 2011 -

The human retina contains three kinds of cones, each reacting to light waves via a different pigment. The L cones are sensitive to red (580nm), M cones to green (545nm), and S cones to blue (440nm). Anyone with all three cone types in their retina se (...)
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A Young Researcher at the Interface of Physics and Food (Special Report)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

EMMA, the French abbreviation for 'Water, Active Molecules, Macromolecules, Activity', is a laboratory with some twenty researchers headed by Professor Philippe Cayot at AgroSup Dijon. Young lecturer Camille Loupiac studies food physical chemistry wi (...)
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Launch of Third International Théophile Legrand Textile Innovation Prize (Special Report)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

In 1825, Théophile Legrand, an industry operator from the North of France, built a mill in Fourmies, a small town that was soon to become the world's number one center for worsted. He would have been proud to learn that today an international textile (...)
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World Salt Awareness Week - Less Salt in our Diets (Special Report)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

The World Salt Awareness Week has just taken place as it has every year in different countries. For the SALT group, the new French branch of WASH (World Action on Salt and Health, est. 2005) movement, it was an opportunity to attend the 2011 Internat (...)
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Hearing - New Cochlear Implants on the Market within the Next Few Years (Innovation News)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

Joint work between the Demar project team at INRIA Sophia-Antipolis headed by David Guiraud and MXM began back in 2006. Their collaboration has led to the engineering of a new type of cochlear implants that should be on the market in the coming years (...)
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Slurry - A New Simple Energy-saving Treatment (Innovation News)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

Although livestock effluents have always been spread as fertilizer on fields, they can also transmit diseases to animals and humans. For instance, over one hundred pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, viruses and parasites) have been identified in pi (...)
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Breast Cancers: Curie Institute Launches Three New Programs (Live from the Lab)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

This year the public's generosity will allow the Curie Institute to roll out three new PICS, the French acronym for Incentive and Cooperation Programs, mainly focused on breast cancers. Each program, with 153,000 euros per year for three years, has s (...)
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SPADnet Engineering a New Generation of Large Format Imagers for Biomedical Imaging (Live from the Lab)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

Officially launched in July 2010, the European SPADnet program with 8 partners, including CEA-LETI, is coordinated by EPFL (Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne). The European Union has granted 3.7 million euros to fund the forty-two month program (...)
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A Wide Range of Nano-coatings with Multiple Applications (Live from the Lab)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

Numerous everyday objects, from cars to contact lenses, including nonstick saucepans, use coatings with special functions. Over fifteen years ago, Professor Gero Decher at the Charles Sadron Institute (CNRS-Strasbourg University) invented an original (...)
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Sensors for the Remote Monitoring of Physiological Constants (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

French mountaineers who have just climbed the famous Argentine peak Aconcagua brought with them an innovation engineered by BODYSENS, a small business with a staff of five, founded in 2009 out of INNOV'UP, the Ecole des Mines d'Ales incubator. Commun (...)
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GREEN, Pooled Platform for Green Extraction Technologies (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 6 April 2011 -

Last February, the Enclave des Papes Community of Municipalities (with four towns including Valréas), a structure in the Vaucluse département (South of France) brought together the partners involved in its Cité du Végétal (Plant City) project schedul (...)
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WAC 2011 - All the World Specialists in Vine et Wine Meeting in Beaune (Special Report)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

Under the aegis of the UNESCO Chair Culture and Traditions of Wine, University of Burgundy, partnered with Vitagora, among others, the second international wine congress, WAC (Wine Active Compounds) will be held from March 24 to 26 in Beaune. The out (...)
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Combining Biowaste to Produce Quality Biogas (Special Report)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

In Brittany, France's leading agricultural region, intensive pig farming produces 10 to 12 million tons of slurry every year. As the manure has high nitrogen content, excessive spreading on crop fields pollutes the surface waters used for drinking wa (...)
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France's Unique Low Energy Consumption Experimental Home (Innovation News)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

On March 7, the first stone of an experimental low energy consumption model-home, in other words an edifice compliant with 2012 thermal regulations, will be laid by students from the Bernard Chochoy Vocational secondary school in Lumbres, a town in t (...)
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Nanostructured Composite Products - Ales Ecole des Mines Files a Patent in the US (Innovation News)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

At the Ales Ecole des Mines (graduate school of engineering), the Laboratory of Industrial Environment Engineering (LGEI, Laboratoire de Génie de l'Environnement Industriel) is tasked to engineer alternative technologies and procedures tailored to in (...)
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PAL - Affordable Robotic Solutions For Older Adults (Innovation News)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

By 2050, France will have 11 million older adults over 75, including 5 million over 85. Consequently, researchers are increasingly tackling the development of technologies that will help the elderly stay at home as long as possible and be self-relian (...)
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Recharge Your Electric Car with a Solar Canopy - A First ! (Innovation News)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

Its name is SUDI (Sustainable Urban Design et Innovation) and it is the outcome of a partnership between three French players, the Hervé Group's Service Energy Center, the RCP Design Global agency and navigator Raphaël Dinelli and his research foundat (...)
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NUM3D - A Technological Platform Serving Business (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

The pooled collaborative engineering platform [1], NUM3D is set up at LASMIS (Laboratoire des Systèmes Mécaniques et d'Ingénierie Simultanée, Laboratory of Mechanical Systems and Concurrent Engineering), Charles Delauney Institute (ICD), in Troyes, C (...)
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A Center of Excellence in Clean Biotechnologies in the Marne (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

One of the major challenges of the twenty-first century is to rethink the production processes of industrial products by incorporating sustainable development constraints. The chemical industry is particularly concerned by this issue. It will have to (...)
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Naval Meetings 2011 - A Unique Event for the Naval and Marine Industries in Europe (Event)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

On March 16 and 17, 2011, Naval Meetings 2011 will be held in Bordeaux. The second international business event on innovation in the naval and marine industries will be held against the backdrop of the French market's upswing. Naval Meetings are uniq (...)
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Forum 4i - Innovation et Industry, a Winning Combination (Event)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

On May 19 this year, the 14th Forum 4i (Innovation, Industry, Investment, International) will be held in Grenoble. Recognized as a springboard for the creation and development of innovative businesses, the Forum will be addressing the topic 'Innovati (...)
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Sixth International Congress on Taste-Nutrition-Health in Dijon (Event)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

After the March 2010 success of the Fifth International Congress on Taste-Nutrition-Health, the technology showcase of the Vitagora competitive cluster, Merck Médication Familiale President Christophe de la Fouchardière who chaired the event stated, (...)
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Metallurgy - Science et Engineering (Recommended Reading)

Published on 15 March 2011 -

French metallurgy is at a critical time of its history whereas for a long time it prospered thanks to the quality of its steels and its aluminum production process. However, if the current situation is not soon remedied, catastrophe looms. This is a (...)
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Autolib' Soon Putting Self-service Electric Cars on the Paris Streets (Special Report)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

As of next October, self-service electric cars will be driving down Paris streets. After a call for tenders issued by the Syndicat mixte de la ville de Paris (joint venture between various authorities), a December 2010 decision delegated the public s (...)
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First Design Studies for ASTRID, an Industrial Prototype of a Fourth Generation Reactor (Special Report)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

Last November, AREVA and CEA signed an agreement on the initial design studies for a prototype of a fourth generation nuclear reactor called ASTRID (Advanced Sodium Technological Reactor for Industrial Demonstration). This will allow the French gover (...)
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Two Engineering Schools Create the ENSTA Group (Education Outlook)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

The two schools are: ENSTA ParisTech, an engineering school (est. 1970) with total student body of 495 in 2010/2011 and ENSIETA, an engineering school (est. 1971) with a total student body of 650. In a tough competitive situation for higher education (...)
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Indoor Air Pollution - Ethera Soon Launching its First Diagnostic Kits (Innovation News)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

The first diagnostic kits of indoor air pollution engineered by Ethera, a startup created in 2010, will be on the market toward mid-2011. The Grenoble and Saclay-based business with a staff of 6 has just completed its first funding round topping off (...)
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Seawax Offering Marine Coating Made From Natural Ingredients (Innovation News)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

Every year more than 20,000 tons of anti-fouling paints, also called bottom paints, are applied to boat hulls. They are designed to slow the natural and spontaneous phenomenon of hull colonization by various marine organisms, ranging from bacteria to (...)
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Development of an In Vitro Diagnostic Kit of Chronic Viral Hepatitis (Innovation News)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

Paris based Ariana (R) Pharma (est. 2003) is a company that supplies decision support software and services for the optimization of drug research and development. Recently, the company announced the adoption of its KEM (R) (Knowledge Extraction and M (...)
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A Hubert Curien Prize Rewards Businesses in the Champagne-Ardenne Region (Innovation News)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

Ever year the Hubert Curien Award, which bears the name of one of France's great Ministers for Research, pays tribute to businesses in the Champagne-Ardenne Region that are recipients of what is called the OSEO Prestation Technologique Réseau (PTR, N (...)
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Electric Vehicles - MOVE IN PURE for 'Intelligent' Battery Charging (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) is France's number one producer of 100% renewable energy and an expert in the management of so-called 'random' energies (hydroelectricity, wind power and photovoltaics). Last December, the GDF Suez subsidiary presen (...)
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Technological Platforms Installed at Arts et Métiers ParisTech (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

Last December, the INOVSYS (INgénierie et prOcédés aVancés pour le prototypage des SYStèmes complexes, advanced engineering and processes for complex system prototyping) multisite Technological Platform was inaugurated at the Arts et Métiers ParisTec (...)
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A Cluster for Research in Engineering and Information Processing in Paris (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

UPMC (Université Pierre et Marie Curie University) and CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) jointly with laboratories at Arts et Métiers ParisTech and IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique, Institute for Acoustic/Mu (...)
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SALSAT, an Innovative Telemedicine Project in Rhônes-Alpes (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 8 February 2011 -

The Ministry for Industry, Ministry for Health, Rhône-Alpes Region, Isère General Council and Grenoble Metro (greater administrative district council) are the driving forces behind SALSAT (Santé Lien Social Autonomie Technologie; health, social ties, (...)
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The Promising Results of Alpha-Linolenic Acid for Strokes (Special Report)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

"The world needs Science and Science needs women," is one of the major creeds of L'Oréal France group. That is why the world's number one cosmetic company in partnership with the French Commission for UNESCO and the Academy of Science has been awardi (...)
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Conference for the Official Launch of a National Network for Taste Education (Special Report - Event)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

Educating taste has an influence on children's emerging eating behaviors. For instance, during programs such as EduSens accredited by the Vitagora competitive cluster and funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR, Agence Nationale de la Rech (...)
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ANISA - The Best Optical Sensors for Aerospace Maintenance (Cluster Update)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

Optical Fiber Bragg Sensors, very sophisticated technological solutions, were long confined to the telecommunications industry. Fiber Bragg grating is a type of reflector used in waveguides such as optical fibers. The performance quality of optical f (...)
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Material Cooperation on Aromatic Plants between the PASS Cluster and Mediterranean Countries (Cluster Update)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

Transmediterranean cooperation is an important strategic issue of the PASS (Perfumes, Aromas, Fragrances and Savors) competitive cluster. The purpose is to enlarge the field of natural raw materials for the aromatic and cosmetic industry and improve (...)
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Saint-Gobain and Ecole des Ponts ParisTech Inaugurate a Sustainable Housing Chair (Education Outlook)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

The Saint-Gobain Group and Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (top postgraduate engineering school) have just inaugurated a Chair on 'Innovative Solutions for Sustainable et Responsible Housing'. The goals are to encourage education through research on the int (...)
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MANON - Mathematical and Digital Technologies Serving Nuclear Power (Innovation News)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

MANON (French acronym for Oriented Modeling and Digital Analysis for Nuclear Power) is the name of a new research laboratory, the outcome of an agreement between the Jacques-Louis Lions Laboratory (UPMC/CNRS) and the CEA Nuclear Power Directorate. In (...)
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Global Bioenergies Signs Agreement on Gaseous Hydrocarbon Bioproduction with an American Industry Operator (Innovation News)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

Frenchmen Marc Delcourt and Philippe Marlière created Global Bioenergies in 2008. Today, it is one of the few businesses in the world and the only one in Europe to develop a process converting renewable resources into hydrocarbons. After having succe (...)
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TARANIS et CFOSAT- Two New Space Missions for CNES (Innovation News)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

The CNES Board of Directors has just approved the startup of two new missions, TARANIS and CFOSAT, scheduled for launching in 2016 and 2015, respectively. Based on the 185-kilo microsatellite in the Myriade family, TARANIS will be studying impulsive (...)
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High-resolution 3D Imaging Coming Soon (Live from the Lab)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

In an article entitled "Isotropic diffraction-limited focusing using a single objective lens" published in the November issue of the Physical Review Letters, researchers at the Marseilles Fresnel Institute describe the ingenious system they have devi (...)
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Chemistry et Housing Conference (Event)

Published on 17 January 2011 -

On January 19, 2011, the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie is holding a Conference on Chemistry and Housing in Paris. Architects, urban planners, building construction specialists, academics and industry operators in the chemistry of materials, ene (...)
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The Poultry Industry - The Outlooks for Sequential Feeding (Special Feature)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

Every year, more than 14 billion eggs are laid in France, thus meeting demand of French consumers for fresh eggs and the food-processing and catering industries' demand for processed products. Most eggs come from battery farming. For the past several (...)
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Agro-environment - An Unique Innovation Platform in France (Special Feature)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

"A call for proposals issued by the French State sparked the idea of creating the Plate-forme d'Innovation Agro-Environnement (PIAE, Agro-Environment Innovation Platform) in late 2008," recalled Dijon Céréales Science Director Gérard Million. The Sta (...)
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TechForFire Providing a Squad of Technologies to Fight Forest Fires (Cluster Update)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

Every year raging fires devastate huge wooded areas in some French départements, such as the Bouches-du-Rhône, despite the experienced and efficient firefighting squads responding to the emergency. Actually, experience has shown that despite the exte (...)
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ESTP Creates First Chair in Nuclear Civil Engineering (Education Outlook)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

After a long banishment, the nuclear industry has made a comeback. By 2030, the estimate number of reactors should increase 60%. Consequently, needs for nuclear skills and expertise are huge, especially in civil engineering. The new generation of nuc (...)
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A320 Flight of TAM Airlines Powered by Jatropha-based Biofuel (Innovation News)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

TAM Airlines and Airbus have conducted the first 45-minute flight on an A320 with CFM56 engines powered by Jatropha-based biofuel. The biofuel, processed by UOP LLC, a Honeywell group company, contained an equal blend of locally-sourced Brazilian Jat (...)
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Tera 100 - The Number One European Supercomputer is Ranked Number Six Worldwide (Innovation News)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

Updated every six months, the Top 500 ranking for supercomputers was published on November 14 this year (http://www.top500.org). The first European supercomputer to break the petaflops barrier, i.e., 1 million billion operations per second, according (...)
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New DIABSAT Project Campaign - A Roaming System Screening for Diabetes Complications (Innovation News)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

Since November 16 this year, DIABSAT, a project sponsored by CNES, the Midi-Pyrenees Regional Council, Toulouse University Hospital Center and the DIAMIP diabetology network, has been rolling out a new 4 to 6-month, free screening campaign of complic (...)
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Agrene - A Startup Serving Sustainable Agriculture (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

Three researchers, Christelle Cordier (the manager) Claude Alabouvette and Rémi Schaussod (Agrene scientific advisors) set out on the adventure of creating a startup called Agrene in August 2009. Located at AgroNov, the brand new agro-environmental t (...)
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TEKSAJO Software Bringing Eco-design to the Textile Industry (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

Designing a textile product requires a certain amount of water and various chemical products and generates the emission of greenhouse gases. For sustainable development where standards are ever-changing, it is increasingly necessary, if not critical, (...)
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ISEND 2011 - An International Symposium on Natural Coloring Agents and Dyes (Event)

Published on 10 December 2010 -

From April 25 to 30, 2011, ISEND 2011 Europe will be held in La Rochelle. More than 500 participants from more than 70 different countries are expected at the International Symposium-Exhibition on Natural Coloring Agents and Dyes. A particularly well (...)
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International Conference on Mountain Water - Act Before It's Too Late ! (Special Report)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

Last September 22, 23 and 24, the International Conference on Mountain Water was held in Megève, Haute-Savoie. The eighth EUROPE-INBO Conference organized by the Group of European Basin Organizations for the Implementation of the Water Framework Dire (...)
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IUSTA - The Model of French-Chadian Collaboration from a Master's Program to a Postgraduate School (Special Report)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

Located in the former Ouaddaï kingdom (near Darfur), one of Chad's 22 regions, the University Institute of Science and Technology of Abeche (IUSTA) is an enterprising establishment, much like its Director General, Professor Mahamoud Youssouf Khayal. (...)
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Ecole Centrale Paris Leading BEAM, A Program Bringing Together Europe and the Far East (Education Outlook)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

This is the second time in two years that Ecole Centrale Paris has been entrusted with the coordination of a major Erasmus Mundus program, a European program to improve the quality of higher education in Europe and strengthen intercultural understand (...)
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Air Liquide Sets Up an Industrial Chair on Hydrogen, in Japan (Education Outlook)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

For the purpose of accelerating the rollout of hydrogen as a clean energy alternative, Air Liquide has just begun a three-year collaboration with the University of Kyushu, Japan, by subsidizing an industrial Chair. Initiated by the Group's R et D teams, (...)
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DROPS or A Program for Growing Drought Resistant Plants (Innovation News)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

The INRA coordinated, European DROPS (DROught-tolerant yielding PlantS) program was officially launched on August 27, 2010 during a seminar in Montpellier bringing together fifteen public and private partners from 8 European countries, Australia, Tur (...)
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Seven Academic Groups Give Birth to the European Lymphoma Institute (Innovation News)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

Also known as lymph node cancer, lymphomas develop from lymphocytes, cells contributing to the immune defense of each human organism. Lymphomas, ranking sixth in cancer types in Europe and the United States, are alarming because of their huge growth, (...)
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Cri-Cri, First Aerobatic Four-Engine Electric Aircraft (Innovation News)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

Similar to an increasing number of its counterparts, the Royan Atlantic Conurbation Committee (CARA) that is concerned about preserving the quality of the natural spaces in its region is involved in innovation for sustainable development, with a focu (...)
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Toward a Single Biological Data Analysis Service for Oncology (Innovation News)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

GenoSplice Technology, a biotechnology business incubated by Genopole in Evry, located on the campus of Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris and a Medicen cluster member, is specialized in biological data analysis, with a focus on alternative splicing. The (...)
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Health - A Unique Pilot Demonstration of 'Domo-Medicine' in France (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

On November 4, 2009, just about a year ago, during the Télésanté Day organized by the Champagne-Ardenne Regional Council, François Guinot, member of the Academy of Technologies, invented and submitted the term 'domo-medicine' (automated medical care (...)
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Crossroads for Innovation on Lipids (Event)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

On November 9, 2010, INRA partnered with the Vitagora Competitive Cluster and AgroSup Dijon is holding its first Conference on lipids called Lipids: Sensory and Nutritional Stakes, as part of its Crossroads for Agri-food Innovation, under the aegis o (...)
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InterSpore - Controlling Biofilms for Food-processing (Event)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

On November 16, 2010, INRA jointly with ANSES (Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire, National Agency for Sanitary Safety) is holding a Conference on Controlling Biofilms for Food-processing, in Boulogne-sur-Mer. A biofilm is a relatively complex sy (...)
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First National Conference on Algae, Tomorrow's Outlets (Event)

Published on 15 November 2010 -

From November 17 to 19, Adebiotech partnered with the Industries et Agro-resources competitive clusters, Mer Bretagne, Mer Paca and Trimatec, Atlanpole Blue Cluster, CEA, Veolia Environnement and Fermentalg is holding the first national Conference on (...)
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Improved Food Conservation with Active Packaging (Special Report)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

No fewer than three competitive clusters (Vitagora, Plastipolis and Industries et Agro-Resources) are involved in EMAC, a project sponsored by Dijon-based small business Salaisons Sabatier. Another Dijon-based small business, AFT Plasturgie that manuf (...)
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Ephesia Detects Tumor Cells in Micro-biopsy (Special Report)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

Some cancer tumors have the ability to invade other tissues to form metastases. The tumor spread occurs in several stages. After losing their ability to stick to neighboring cells, tumor cells escape from the original tissue, reach a blood or lymph v (...)
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110 Accredited Projects for the Axelera Competitive Cluster (Cluster Update)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

For the Tenth Call for projects of the Fonds Unique Interministériel (FUI, government agency funding industrial R et D projects), two new projects accredited by the Axelera competitive cluster were selected, bringing the number of Axelera accredited pro (...)
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High Pressure Tank Prototype, the Outcome of ASTech Cluster's FRESCORT Project (Cluster Update)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

After two years of activity, the FRESCORT Project, which the ASTech Paris Region Competitive Cluster accredited in 2008, has just devised a prototype. Sponsored by ATMOSTAT, the project involving industrial group EADS ASTRIUM and three laboratories p (...)
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New Chair in Sciences Focused on Energies, Carbon and the Environment (Education Outlook)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

On one side there is TOTAL, one of the world's leading oil and gas groups, and on the other, ESPCI Paris Tech, a renowned engineering school and internationally acclaimed research center. For a partnership establishing ties in education and research, (...)
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World First: A Bacterial Prototype Producing Biological Isobutene ! (Innovation News)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

The prototype was engineered by Global Bioenergies, a business founded in 2008 by Marc Delcourt and Philippe Marlière at the Genopole campus in Evry near Paris. The small business is one of the few worldwide, and the only company in Europe to produce (...)
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Trophos Starts Clinical Development for Novel Cardioprotective Compound (Innovation News)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

Created in 1999 and based in Marseilles, Trophos with a staff of 25 is a pharmaceutical company engineering innovative therapies in neurology and cardiology. It has just announced the initiation of clinical development for a new mitochondria pore mod (...)
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HandTouchTissue Simulates the Feel of a Fabric in Your Hand (Innovation News)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

Buying a textile product involves touching and handling it to assess its quality, softness and rigidity. The admittedly routine gesture can be crucial for monitoring industrial fabric manufacturing processes. Actually, despite technological progress, (...)
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PETAL - A Multi-petawatt Laser Chain in Aquitaine by 2014 (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

The Aquitaine Region and CEA have just signed an agreement to build PETAL (PETawatt Aquitaine Laser), an outstanding piece of scientific equipment that will be set up near LMJ, the renowned Megajoule Laser that is being built at the Barp CEA site (Gi (...)
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Two Events on Bioproduction and Synthetic Biology at Genopole (Event)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

On December 14, 15 and 16, 2010, Genopole partnered with Biotech Finances, Biotech Info and Buzz4Bio is organizing two events in a row. On December 14, the Third International Symposium on Bioproduction will be held followed by a major event, the Int (...)
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International Seminar on Advances in Natural Product Analysis, in Grasse (Event)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

On November 22 and 23, 2010, the PASS (Perfumes - Aromas - Scents - Savors) Competitive Cluster is holding a seminar on Advances in Natural Product Analysis, in Grasse. The scientific event will be an opportunity to bring together some of the greates (...)
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Space Sciences - Adapting French Research to the Challenges of Space (Recommended Reading)

Published on 29 October 2010 -

Chaired by Jean-Loup Puget, member of the Academy of Science and CNRS Research Director at the Orsay Space Astrophysics Institute, a working party with the incumbent space operators (CNES, CNRS and CEA) and experts in the fields processing space data (...)
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Risk Control, a CEA Requisite (Focus)

Published on 29 September 2010 -

Every year for seven years now, the CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission) and its Risk Control Center publish the Commission results in this field. Overall, 2009 was "rather a good year." Actually, no events on the International Nuclear Event Scale ( (...)
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Porous Solids - CNRS Awards Gold Medal to Gérard Férey (Special Report)

Published on 29 September 2010 -

A chemist has not received the highest French scientific distinction, the CNRS Gold Medal, for 12 years. Actually, the last 1998 chemist laureate, Pierre Potier, followed another chemist, Jean Rouxel, who received the distinguished award. In those da (...)
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CLOVIS Goal: Vine Transplants that are More Resistant and Less Sensitive to Disease (Special Report)

Published on 29 September 2010 -

Since the seventeenth century, the Guillaume family has been growing wine in Charcenne, the heart of Franche-Comté at the crossroads of Europe's great wine-growing regions. But in 1895, Albert Guillaume began grafting his vines as a solution to the p (...)
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Thalassemia - Successful Clinical Trial in Gene Therapy (Special Report)

Published on 29 September 2010 -

A young adult with a severe genetic blood disease called beta-thalassemia has been successfully treated with a gene therapy protocol using a new vector. Professor Philippe Leboulch, Head of the CEA Institute of Emerging Diseases and Innovative Therap (...)
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Waste Treatment - Prize for INNOVEOX Innovation (Innovation News)

Published on 29 September 2010 -

Fro two years, INNOVEOX has been developing a comprehensive supply for the treatment of hazardous waste treatment mainly from the refining, petrochemistry, chemistry or pharmaceutical industries. Unsurprisingly, the young company has been rewarded fo (...)
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Saint-Gobain Launches Third Innovation Contest (Innovation News)

Published on 29 September 2010 -

The world housing leader Saint-Gobain is holding its third innovation contest to reward startups offering the most innovative housing, energy and environmental solutions. NOVA External Venturing, the department in charge of forging strategic partners (...)
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Cryptology - A Team from the University de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines Gets Award in California (Innovation News)

Published on 29 September 2010 -

At Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (CHES), the international conference that was held from August 17 to 20 in Santa Barbara, California, the Cryptology and Information Security team at the PRISM Laboratory (Parallelism, Networks, Systems (...)
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A Contactless Communication Technology Ten Times Faster than Others Soon Available (Live from the Labs)

Published on 29 September 2010 -

Initially designed for authentication applications (e.g., transport card, bank card, access control), contactless chip cards only required low throughput speeds. However, with the engineering of new applications, such as multimedia file downloading, (...)
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Treatment Lines and Recycling Conference (Event)

Published on 29 September 2010 -

On October 19 et 20, 2010, ADEME is organizing the Fifth National Treatment Lines and Recycling Conference at the Maison de la Chimie in Paris. More than 130 stakeholders and experts will attend the not-to-be-missed event. On the agenda of the two-da (...)
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Microencapsulation - Successful Practical Training School this Summer in Dijon (Special Report)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

Microcapsules, which enclose certain special active products, are gradually breaking into every industry, namely agro-chemistry, detergency, food-processing and pharmaceuticals. For instance, some frozen products such as pizzas have microcapsules tha (...)
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The remOcean Project - A New Generation of Submarine Robotics (Special Report)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

The remOcean (remotely-sensed biogeochemical cycles in the Ocean) project headed by Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche-sur-Mer (CNRS/UPC) researcher Hervé Claustre and his team and funded by an Advanced Grant from the European Research Counci (...)
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ENSTA ParisTech Offering Four New Courses in Engineering (Education Outlook)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

For the 2010-2011 academic year, ENSTA ParisTech is offering four new engineering courses, including three Specialized Master's courses in September 2010 and an advanced course that will start in March 2011. One Master's course on Electric Vehicle En (...)
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Nanomat Training: A Course for Meeting the Challenge of Nanomaterials (Education Outlook)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

Three researchers [1] from UPMC (Pierre and Marie Curie University), Institut des Nanosciences de Paris (INSP, Paris Nanoscience Institute) and Institut de Minéralogie et de Physique des Milieux Condensés (IMPMC, Institute of Mineralogy and Physics o (...)
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COHIRO Developing Special Tools on Food and Inflammation (Innovation News)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

COHIRO is a spin-off of the Laboratoire de Physiopathologie et Pharmacologie Cardiovasculaire Expérimentales (LPPCE, laboratory of experimental physiopathology and cardiovascular pharmacology) headed by Professor Luc Rochette, Burgundy University. Fi (...)
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HIRAM - An Interactive Device for Architects (Innovation News)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

HIRAM (Humanities, Innovation and Research in the service of Mediation Architecture), a new Graphic User Interface designed and built by CEA-LETI for the ANR 'TTT' (Table, Touch and Traceable) project will make an urban model interactive. The device (...)
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Biological Imaging - A Revolution with Super-Resolution Dynamic Microscopy (Live from the Labs)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

Super-resolution microscopy, which is also called nanoscopy, makes it possible to map a population of individual molecules on the surface of living cells. The organisms just need to be modified so they become fluorescent, a process that has it drawba (...)
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Four Regions and Six Bioclusters within the Southern Europe Biocluster (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

At the close of the Second Biotechnology and Healthcare Euro-Regional Meetings in Montpellier this July, the Southern Europe Biocluster (SEB) was formalized after three years of informal collaboration within the Euro-Bioregion that ranges from the Py (...)
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Serv'Innov - The Leading Forum on Innovation through Services (Event)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

On September 22 and 23, 2010, NEKOE, the leading French center of excellence specialized in innovation through services, is organizing Serv'Innov, the leading forum on the topic, in Orleans. NEKOE has set a goal of enabling businesses in every indust (...)
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UAV Show Europe - The Number One European Show on Drones (Event)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

On September 15 and 16, 2010, UAV Show Europe, the number one European show on drones, will be held at the Bordeaux Technowest Aeroparc in Mérignac. The goals of the first Show, which will bring together all the stakeholders in the industry throughou (...)
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Montpellier Hosting the 32nd Congress of the European Seismological Commission - ESC2010 (Event)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

From September 6 to 10, 2010, ESC2010 will be held in Montpellier. The 32nd Seismological Congress, the largest to be held in Europe to date, will bring together more than 600 scientists from the world over. Its program covers the entire field of sei (...)
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The Driving Simulation Conference 2010 at Arts et Métiers ParisTech (Event)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

On 9 and 10 September, 2010, the Driving Simulation Conference Europe 2010 will be held in Paris. Initiated by Renault in 1995, DSC Europe, as it has been called since 2004 when DSC North America followed by DSC Asia were created, is organized in par (...)
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Logicomix - Scientific Thought Admirably Illustrated in Drawings (Recommended Reading)

Published on 8 September 2010 -

Exceptionally, we are recommending a book for late summer reading. Congratulations to Editions Vuibert for having published this outstanding graphic novel, Logicomix that is already a bestseller in several countries, including the United States and G (...)
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Collective Scientific Expertise Produces Significant Results on Eating Behaviors (Special Feature)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

Although a great deal of information circulates on the relation between diet and health, the often conflicting messages on nutrition confuse consumers. Public authorities in charge of the population proper nutrition need to be able to identify the re (...)
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A Unique Research and Technology Network on Batteries in France (Special Feature)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

Strategic stakes are involved in the electro-chemical storage of energy. For the purpose of speeding innovation and the industrial development of batteries, the first French research and technology network on batteries has been created. Initiated by (...)
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Réunion Attracts International Space Community (Special Feature)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

This is because the town of Sainte-Rose covering most of the volcanic massif of the famous Piton de la Fournaise harbors an 'Analog Site' that has been recognized by the international space community. In other words, the site has several similarities (...)
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Diatoms as Indicators of Metallic Pollution in Waterways? (Innovation News)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

Thousands of species of diatoms can be found in waterways. The microscopic unicellular algae react to organic and industrial pollution. Today they are used as biological indicators for the quality of aquatic environments under the implementation of t (...)
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Karrus Offering a Technology for Road Traffic Monitoring and Management (Innovation News)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

Since last April, a decision aiding technology for road traffic management has been operational on the southern Grenoble ringroad. Engineered by Karrus, a recent startup created in February 2010 by Denis Jacquet who did his thesis at INRIA, the techn (...)
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Total and Amyris Sign Agreement on Fuels and Chemical Products from the Biomass (Innovation News)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

US startup Amyris has engineered advanced microbial engineering and screening technologies which modify the way microorganisms process sugar. The company uses the technology to design chemical products and fuels from renewable raw materials. Amyris n (...)
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6 Million Euros for 8 Research Projects on Prostate Cancer (Innovation News)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

In September 2008, the National Cancer Institute (INCa, Institut National du Cancer) rolled out PAIR Prostate, an Integrated Research Action Program on Prostate Cancer that has been joined by the Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC, Asso (...)
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Laser - Three EU Member States Selected for the ELI Project (Live from the Lab)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

Initiated by France in 2005, the preparatory phase of the ELI (Extreme Light Infrastructure) project, which brings together nearly 40 research institutes from 13 different European countries, is coordinated by the CNRS and managed by the Institut de (...)
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ICAS 2010 - The Congress of the International Council of Aeronautic Sciences (Event)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

From September 19 to 24, 2010, the 27th Congress of the International Council of Aeronautic Sciences, ICAS 2010, will be held in Nice. ICAS representing every aeronautic sector through its 33 international member associations, works to promote intern (...)
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AgEng 2010 - Innovations Meeting the Challenges of Tomorrow's Agriculture (Event)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

On September 6, 7 and 8, 2010, AgEng 2010, an international conference on green technologies for agriculture co-organized by CEMAGREF, EurAgEng (an agricultural engineering company) and SitmAfgr (farm machinery and rural engineering) will be held in (...)
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Natural Ingredient Analysis - World Experts Meet in Grasse (Event)

Published on 2 September 2010 -

On November 22 and 23, 2010, an international scientific seminar bringing together world experts in extraction methods, chromatography and structural identification techniques of the complex matrixes, i.e., natural ingredients, will be held in Grasse (...)
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ALLEnvi - A Global Scientific Outlook for Environmental Research (Special Feature)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

ALLEnvi (Food, Water, Climate, Territories) is the fourth alliance after AVIESAN for health, ANCRE for energy and ALLISTENE for IT. Officially launched last February, ALLEnvi is briefed to meet the environmental challenges facing humanity. Unfortunat (...)
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Bioanalyses - Promising Collaboration between Indicia Biotechnology and Singulex Inc. (Special Feature)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

Indicia Biotechnology is a business with some fifty employees located in Oulins near Lyons. Based on its skills and expertise in immunotechnology and biochemistry, it provides support to biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical industry operators f (...)
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High-pressure for Dry Product Decontamination - First Findings (Special Feature)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

Decontaminating dry products, such as spices or dry herbs that are usually delivered as powders, is a requisite. However, there is no actual efficient solution. Currently used thermal systems can get rid of 99% of the microorganisms but do not destro (...)
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F2C Innovation - The French Agri-food Super Cluster Creates the World Food Network (Cluster Update)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

Bringing together 15 agri-food clusters and centers of excellence from nine different countries is no easy job. Yet the challenge has been successfully met by F2C Innovation, the French Agri-Food super cluster that brings together three competitive c (...)
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Electric Vehicles - ParisTech Opens Specialized Masters Course (Education Outlook)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

Taking up the general determination of industry operators and the public authorities to promote more environmentally friendly and less energy-burning means of transportation, four ParisTech engineering schools (Arts et Métiers ParisTech, ENSTA ParisT (...)
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Ecomaterials and Sustainable Development - Caen ESITC Offering New Master Course (Education Outlook)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

A top engineering school, Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs des Travaux de la Construction de Caen (ESITC Caen, graduate school of construction engineers) offers a cutting edge curricula in the field of ecomaterials and sustainable development. A new Spe (...)
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Treating Glaucoma - EyeTechCare Awarded for Breakthrough Innovation (Innovation News)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

Glaucoma, which is characterized by the increase of intraocular pressure, is the second main cause of blindness worldwide. However, an efficient and 100% definitive treatment still does not exist. This cause for concern as 70 million people in the wo (...)
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Detecting Pedestrians - CEA and ARcure Create a Laboratory (Innovation News)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

Thousands of collisions between industrial machines and pedestrians occur every year in Europe. The consequences are often serious, sometimes even fatal. Until now, market solutions have been imperfect answers to the problem as they do not make the d (...)
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Chameleon Cells - A Step Toward Improved Cicatrization? (Live from the Lab)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

We are all made of different types of cells which stem from non-specialized "precursor" cells. The differentiation mechanisms enable cells to specialize. Another particular feature of multcellular organisms is that during embryonic development the ce (...)
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More than 100 Innovative Technologies at the Grenoble Innovation Fair, GIF 2010 (Event)

Published on 12 July 2010 -

On October 5 and 6, the Grenoble based pooled centers, Gravit, Grain and Pétale, will be holding the second Grenoble Innovation Fair (GIF10), in Grenoble. The unique international event in France will bring together young businesses with high growth (...)
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Europe's Most Powerful Supercomputer is Powered Up (Special Feature)

Published on 5 July 2010 -

Tera 100 is the name of the extraordinary machine that ranks among the world's top three supercomputers with a theoretical computing power of 1.25 Petaflops. The petaflop scale is capable of carrying out one million billion operations per second! Des (...)
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Radars Detecting Hazards Caused by Precipitation in Mountains (Special Feature)

Published on 5 July 2010 -

In the mountains, small catchment areas on steep, often barren terrain channel rainwater directly into torrents and rivers causing erosion, overflows and devastating floods. This is an alarming issue as local operators in charge of hazard prevention (...)
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The Taste of Chlorine in Water - Major Findings Clearing the Way for New Outlooks (Special Feature)

Published on 5 July 2010 -

As part of the Eau du robinet agréable à boire (tasty tap water), a VITAGORA accredited project also called SENS'EAU (startup in 2006), two CIFRE theses funded by the Lyonnaise des Eaux Group and supervised by the Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l' (...)
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Agro Biotech Accélérateur (ABA) Launches First Two Projects (Innovation News)

Published on 5 July 2010 -

Agro Biotech Accélérateur (ABA) was created by INRA and Seventures Partners, a leading French investor in venture capital, at the end of 2008. Daniel Burtin has recently replaced Pascal Azadian at the head of ABA that is dedicated to providing top IN (...)
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A More Compact Infrared Detector for Tomorrow's Systems (Innovation News)

Published on 5 July 2010 -

Sofradir working with ONERA (France's government aerospace research laboratory) has engineered a new infrared detector with integrated optics, which was presented at the SPIE Defense, Security et Sensing symposium last April in Orlando, Florida. Altho (...)
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Nutrition and Natural Food Coloring Agents - New Outlooks for Carrots (Cluster Update)

Published on 5 July 2010 -

Fresh and processed carrots are very healthy foods in terms of mineral, especially potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and anti-cholesterol fibers intake. Provitamine A, or carotene, which gives carrots their typical pigmentation, may stimulate immu (...)
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PIANO Project Makes Two Major Advances on the Role of Nitric Oxide in Plants (Cluster Update)

Published on 5 July 2010 -

In June, PIANO project participants will be meeting to define a new exploratory path, which might lead them to submit a new project to ANR (French National Research Agency) and obtain funding. The PIANO project - accredited by the VITAGORA cluster an (...)
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Sports et Recreation - SPORALTEC Focusing on Innovation and Training (Cluster Update)

Published on 5 July 2010 -

At its meeting on May 11 this year, the Interministerial Committee on Space Planning and Regional Development (CIADT) decided not to renew the 'competitive cluster' label for 6 clusters, including SPORALTEC focused on sports et recreation. Nevertheles (...)
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Discovery of an Unsuspected Strategy Used by the Listeria Bacterium during Infections (Live from the Labs)

Published on 5 July 2010 -

The pathogenic bacterium to blame for listeriosis in humans, Listeria monocytogenes is well-known for its ability to enter cells and manipulate different functions for its own benefit to escape the host's defenses. The strategies enable the bacterium (...)
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Waste and Biomass Valorization: The Example of Professor Ange Nzihou's Approach (Special Report)

Published on 2 June 2010 -

The third WastEng Conference Series has just ended in Beijing. From May 17 to 19, the international congress dedicated to waste and biomass valorization brought together specialists from 48 different countries. This was an opportunity for Professor A (...)
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Stimulating Research and Innovation for the Food Industry (Special Report)

Published on 2 June 2010 -

That is the goal of Food For Life, the European platform and its French chapter Food For Life France. Launched by ANIA and ACTIA, Food For Life France is tasked to strengthen innovation in the food industry nationwide. Chaired by Patrice Robichon, Sc (...)
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Nuclear Power Starting Up Again - The International Nuclear Academy Planning Ahead to Meet Demands for Education and Training (Special Report)

Published on 2 June 2010 -

In a situation where energy consumption from 2002 to 2030 may increase 63% according to the IEA (International Energy Agency), the reserves of fossil fuel will fall sharply and global warming, nuclear power emerges as the unavoidable component of tom (...)
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Agribusiness - FC2 Innovation and PortugalFood Sign Cooperation Agreement (Cluster Update)

Published on 2 June 2010 -

Three competitive clusters, Agrimip Innovation, Valorial and Vitagora rolled out a policy that led to the creation of the French Food Cluster, or F2C Innovation, in a move to pool their skills, expertise, resources and efforts to strengthen their int (...)
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Experience the Future of Virtual and Augmented Reality with EVE (Innovation News)

Published on 2 June 2010 -

EVE (Evolutive Virtual Environment) is the name of new scientific equipment for experiencing the future of virtual and augmented reality. Designed by the researchers at the CNRS Computer Sciences Laboratory for Mechanics and Engineering Sciences (LIM (...)
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A New Labeling Procedure Pushes the Boundaries of NMR (Live from the Lab)

Published on 2 June 2010 -

Identifying the structure and working of large protein assemblies at the atomic scale is one of today's challenges for biology. Although NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) is the preferred method for studying the proteins in a solution, its sensitivity (...)
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EndoStem Moving Toward New Therapies for Degenerative Diseases (Live from the Lab)

Published on 2 June 2010 -

EndoStem, bringing together 14 European partners, is a collaborative project of the Seventh Framework program, and is coordinated by David Sassoon INSERM Research Director and Director of the UMR 787 Myology Group (Inserm/UPMC/Association Institut de (...)
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The Airship Campus (Event)

Published on 2 June 2010 -

From June 5 to 13, 2010, the Rêve d'Icare Association partnered with the DIRISOFT network (academic research association of 10 schools and 15 universities), the PEGASE competitive cluster, and the Objectif Base Dirigeable (OBD) association are organi (...)
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The Third Symposium of the Research Center of the Bocuse Institute (Event)

Published on 2 June 2010 -

On June 4, 2010, the Research Center of the Bocuse Institute is organizing its third Symposium, in Ecully. The purpose of the event, which brings together researchers, professionals and industry operators from all over the world every year, is to sha (...)
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Food et Nutrition : OPALINE Program Researchers Monitoring 314 Children (Special Report)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

By mid-2011, more than 300 children will have been monitored from birth to the age of 2, and older for some. OPALINE (Observatoire des Préférences Alimentaires du Nourrisson et de l'Enfant, the Observatory of Infant and Child Food Preferences), a pro (...)
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Bionetwork Files Patent for Sublingual Galenic Forms (Special Report)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

Professor François Allaert, an academic who has already created two other businesses, CEN Biotech and CEN Nutriment, and Patrice Binay, a chemist, co-founded Bionetwork in 2008. The business is working on the design of very special sublingual galenic (...)
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Economic and Social Development in Africa - The Contribution of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (Special Report)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

Last autumn UMMISCO and LIRIMA were created practically at the same time. The Agreement for the creation of UMMISCO (Unité de Modélisation Mathématiques et Informatique de Systèmes Complexes, Unit for Mathematical and Computer Modeling of Complex Sys (...)
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Energy - The TENERRDIS Competitive Cluster and US NREL Sign MoU (Cluster Update)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

The Agence d'Etudes et de Promotion de l'Isère (AEPI, Grenoble-Isère Economic Development Agency) identified Colorado, USA, as a region sharing an ecosystem and an approach to business with the TENERRDIS competitive cluster, specially in the key area (...)
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New Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering (Education Outlook)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

The Biomedical Engineering Masters degree is the outcome of an original partnership between Paris Descartes University and the ParisTech Research and Higher Education Center (PRES, Pôle de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur), with a view to becomi (...)
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MRI without Hydrogen Atoms (Innovation News)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

In 2008, the team headed by Patrick Cozzone at CRMBM (Centre de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale, Center of Biological and Medical Magnetic Resonance, CNRS University of the Mediterranean) working with the University Hospital Center at La (...)
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MetaHIT Unveils the Genetic Secrets of Human Intestinal Flora (Live from the Lab)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

MetaHIT (Metagenomics of the Human Intestinal Tract) officially got off the ground in April 2008. The goal of the European project involving ten of most highly skilled European research centers, one food-processing and one pharmaceutical company and (...)
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Exhibition Platform for ICST at the Lille-Nord-INRIA Center (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

The 200 square-meter platform inaugurated last February at the Lille Center for Economic Excellence, Eura Technologies, presents the research conducted by INRIA teams and its partners, to business and the public. However, the exhibition platform is a (...)
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4i Forum - The Green Technology Innovation Showcase in Rhone-Alps (Event)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

On May 27, 2010, the Thirteenth 4i (Innovation, Industry, Investment, International) Forum on Green Technologies - Catalysts for Sustainable Development will be held in Grenoble. A major feature of the forum will be the technology showcase presenting (...)
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Hydraulics, the Spearhead of Sustainable Development (Event)

Published on 3 May 2010 -

On May 4, 2010, the Hydro 21 Association as part of the TENERRDIS cluster is organizing a conference on Hydraulics, The Spearhead of Sustainable Development, in Grenoble. After the Copenhagen Summit and pending the Mexico Summit, it more than ever cr (...)
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CEMAGREF Engineering Tools for Improved Flood Forecasting (Special Report)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

Floods have to forecast accurately if people and property are to be protected against this scourge. CEMAGREF scientists' research in the field for the past twenty years has cleared the way for major advances in forecast reliability and early warnings (...)
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Genome of Renowned Black Perigord Truffle Decoded (Special Report)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

The results that have just been published in the 28 March 2010 advanced online issue of Nature are very important. By sequencing and decoding the genome of Tuber melanosporum, the highly prized black Perigord truffle after five years' work by a Frenc (...)
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France's Unique Interactive Online Education in Composite Materials (Education Outlook)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

As part of its policy approach to business, the Pascal Paoli University of Corsica has just created a University Degree in the Advanced Technology and Engineering of Composite Materials. France's only 300-hour interactive online course in this discip (...)
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Solar et Building Education Platform Scheduled at INES (Education Outlook)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

At its meeting last February, the INES (Institut National de l'Energie Solaire, the National Solar Energy Institute) Steering Committee heard a progress report on INS at a time when phase 1 has been completed and a new stage has started following a r (...)
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Positive Energy Habitat Prototype at the Next Solar Decathlon Europe in Madrid (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

At the First Solar Decathlon Europe, an international contest on energy innovations that will be held from June 18 to 27 in Madrid, the engineering students at the Bordeaux Centre des Arts et Métiers (graduate engineering school) will be submitting N (...)
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Troyes University of Technology Bolsters its Reputation in Risk Control (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

The new Joint Research Unit on Science and Technology for Risk Control is the outcome of a partnership between CNRS and the Troyes University of Technology. It is the only one in France to address this topic with a multidisciplinary approach that inv (...)
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Nuclear Power - Model of the World's First Demonstrator of Accelerator Driven Systems (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

Last March 4th, GUINEVERE, the low-power model of the world's first demonstrator of Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS) for the incineration of nuclear waste, was inaugurated in Mol, Belgium. ADS produce fast neutrons that can burn radioactive waste whi (...)
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French-Indian Cooperation in Nuclear Physics Strengthened (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

In January 2008, when the first agreement between GANIL (Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds, Large Heavy Ion Accelerator) in Caen and BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Center) on accelerators and related instrumentation was signed, the parties then (...)
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Habitat Energy Performance - The HOMES Program New Website (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

HOMES (French acronym for optimized habitat and buildings, energy and service control) is a joint innovation program whose goal is to fit each building with solutions for optimum energy performance. The four-year program (2008-2012) brings together i (...)
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French-American Cooperation on Soft Matter (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

The new Joint International Research Unit called COMPASS (Complex Assemblies of Soft Matter), which has just been created by CNRS, Rhodia and the University of Pennsylvania, continues the work initiated at the Complex Fluids Lab (Cranbury, New Jersey (...)
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An Oxygen Producing Anaerobic Bacteria (Live from the Labs)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

As methane is a very stable molecule, its degradation without oxygen or sulfate is impossible, or so it was thought until 2006 when a team of researchers discovered Methylomirabilis oxyfera, an anaerobic bacterium, i.e., that can live without oxygen (...)
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WIF 2010 - The Not-to-Be-Missed Event for Webdesign Market Players (Event)

Published on 7 April 2010 -

On June 3, 4 and 5, 2010, Limousin Expansion, the Limousin Regional Development Agency, is organizing the Webdesign International Festival (WIF), in Limoges. The three day event, which was created in 1999, will bring together webdesigners from the wo (...)
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Micropolluants in Sewage Treatment Plants - AMPERES Program Delivers Results (Special Reports)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

The countless micropollutants in trace or minute amounts in sewage come primarily from human activities, such as industry, vehicle traffic and agriculture. Scientists should start researching long-neglected micropollutants because some of the substan (...)
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Ornamental Horticulture - BRIO Working to Shorten the Time of Varietal Creation (Cluster Update)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

French ornamental horticulture is a major industry with a 9 billion-euro sales figures, providing 150,000 jobs for 45,000 businesses. Despite its size, production only accounts for 1.95 billion euros for a 2.55 billion-euro domestic demand. With 88% (...)
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Five More Accredited Projects for the Ile-de-France ASTech Paris Region Aerospace Cluster (Cluster Update)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

During the ninth call for projects of the Fonds Unique Interministériel (FUI, government agency funding industrial R et D projects), 75 new projects among those submitted by the 71 French competitive clusters were selected. The State, local and regional (...)
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AREVA Producing Lead-212 for Medical Purposes in 2013 (Innovation News)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

Promising research for the treatment of some cancers with limited therapeutic options is being conducted on Lead-212, an isotope in short supply. So, AREVA subsidiary AREVA Med LLC 's announcement that it will be building a facility producing the rad (...)
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OSIRIS Adjusts Production to Address the World Shortage of Radioisotopes for Medical Purposes (Innovation News)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

Last February, the Petten reactor in the Netherlands was taken offline for six months. In Canada, operation shutdown for repair on the NRU reactor has been prolonged. As a result, world radioisotope production capabilities, especially for Technetium (...)
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Customized Stem Cells To Help Treat Leukemia? (Live from the Labs)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

Using high-resolution imaging technology to watch how the aorta develops in zebrafish embryos (a prime model for studying how blood cells are formed), researchers Karima Kissa-Marin and Philippe Herbomel at the Pasteur Institute Macrophages and Devel (...)
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Solar Power - First Collaborative Days of the Tenerrdis Cluster (Event)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

On April 1 et 2, 2010, the Tenerrdis competitive cluster partnered with INES (Institut National de l'Energie Solaire, national institute for solar energy) is holding its first Collaborative Days on Solar Power, in Chambéry. The purpose will be to prov (...)
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Symposium on Biosensors and Dynamic Imaging (Event)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

On May 20, 2010, three scientists, Pierre Vincent, a neuroscience specialist at the Laboratory of Adaptive Process Neurobiology (UMPC/CNRS), Lori Bridal from the Parametric Imaging Laboratory (UPMC/CNRS) and Habib Benali from the Pierre and Marie Cur (...)
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Sixth EISCSA Congress - Return to Active Life Through Sports (Event)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

On May 20 et 21, 2010, the Sixth EISCSA (European Interdisciplinary Society for Clinical and Sports Applications) Congress that is organized jointly with by Sporaltec, the sports and recreation competitive cluster, will be held in Saint-Etienne. A Ger (...)
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Cancer - Fifth Science Days of CLARA (Event)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

On March 30 et 31, 2010, the Cancéropôle Lyon Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (CLARA, Lyon Auvergne Rhone-Alpes Cancer Center) is holding its fifth Science Days in Lyons. The two-day conferences and discussions will be reporting on advances in cancer research an (...)
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Postoperative Infections - the Aseptic Surgery Forum Congress et Exhibition (Event)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

On March 26 et 27, 2010, the First Aseptic Surgery Forum Congress-Exhibition will be held in Paris. Organized by Dr. Patrick Mamoudy, DCSS (Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon) Hospital of Paris, the event will be promoting good surgical practices, technolo (...)
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A Better Understanding of the Interactions between Sugar Proteins and Taste Receptors (Special Report)

Published on 29 March 2010 -

Last January a French-German project accredited by the VITAGORA competitive cluster and funded by the National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR) for the ALIA (Alimentation et Industries Agroalimentaires, Food and Food Processing (...)
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CryoSat-2 The Ice Observer Soon In Orbit (Special Report)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

On February 25 this year, the CryoSat-2 satellite engineered by EADS ASTRIUM will be launched by a Russian-Ukranian Dnepr rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. CrysoSat will be the third of EAS's Earth Explorer satellites in orbit follow (...)
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Promoting the Sensory Property of Children's Food (Special Report)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

At the eighteenth Meeting of Nutrition Scientists held by the Danone Institute last November, INRA Research Fellow Sandrine Monnery-Patrisat at the Dijon Center of Taste Science and Food (Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, CSGA) presen (...)
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ICT et Health - Three Competitive Clusters Pool Skills and Expertise (Cluster Update)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

MEDICEN, SYSTEM@TIC and CAP DIGITAL, three Ile-de-France competitive clusters, realized that the design, deployment and application to patients involved increasing "cross-discipline" expertise and skills. So, they decided to pool their skills and exp (...)
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Tomorrow's Information Society - EIT Selects the ICT Labs Project (Innovation News)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

In early 2009, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT, created by the European Commission) issued a call for proposals for the formation of the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) on the issues of 'Climate Change', 'Sustainable (...)
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IT - LIRIMA, the First Building Block of a Europe-Africa Alliance (Innovation News)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

Last November INRIA and six African Universities signed a convention for the creation of the LIRIMA International Laboratory (Laboratoire International de Recherche en Informatique et Mathématiques Appliquées, international research laboratory of com (...)
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Isobutane Bioproduction - Global Bioénergies Steps Up Process Development (Innovation News)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

Founded in 2008 by Marc Delcourt and Philippe Marlière, Global Bioénergies (staff of about 15) is the only company in Europe and one of world's few to develop processes for producing hydrocarbons biologically. Under an exclusive license, the company (...)
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The Chemical Energy of Photosynthesis Producing Electricity (Live from the Labs)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

Scientists at the CNRS Paul Pascal Research Center (Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, CRPP) in Bordeaux have transformed solar energy into electric energy in an environmentally-friendly and renewable manner. The new strategy has led to the development (...)
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Thyroid Hormone Action on the Energy Balance in the Brain (Live from the Labs)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

Expressed in the brain, the gene Mc4r integrating information on the amount of fat stored in peripheral tissues is a key relay in the production of leptin that regulates the appetite by controlling the feeling of satiety, hence its name 'the satiety (...)
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Laval Virtual 2010 - Not-to-be-missed Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Show (Event)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

Next April 7 to 11 in Laval (Mayenne département), Laval Virtual will be holding the Twelfth International Meeting on Virtual Reality. The three-day event dedicated to virtual reality, real-time 3D and new interaction technologies will be open to pro (...)
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Les Rendez-Vous Carnot 2010 - Where Researchers and Economic Stakeholders Interact (Event)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

Next May 5 et 6 in Lyons, the Rendez-Vous Carnot 2010 will be organized by the Association of the Carnot Institutes working the Rhone-Alps Region and the Greater Lyons Area. Created three years ago and based on the principle of B-to-B meetings, Rendez (...)
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TER@TEC 2010 - The High Performance Computing Event (Event)

Published on 8 March 2010 -

Next June15 et 16, the Fifth TER@TEC Forum will be held at Ecole Polytechnique. The is the not-to-be-missed event in Higher Performance Computing (HPC). Once again the event will be bringing together top international experts in digital design and sim (...)
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A Cube for the Intuitive Manipulation of 3D Contents (Special Feature)

Published on 8 February 2010 -

On December 3, 2009, Immersion, a small Bordeaux-based business and leader in solutions for virtual reality and visualization, unveiled Cubtile, the world's first 3D multi-touch computer device. Thanks to touch technology, contents can be intuitively (...)
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GNS 2010: A Major Event in Taste, Nutrition et Health (Special Feature)

Published on 8 February 2010 -

After the success of the 2009 Congress on 'From Birth to Old Age', which drew a high percentage of foreign participants, the 2010 Taste-Nutrition-Health Congress (GNS 2010), which will be held on March 23 and 24, 2010, in Dijon, already promises to b (...)
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3D Live - Eight Partners Developing Tomorrow's 3D Television (Cluster Update)

Published on 8 February 2010 -

Launched in March 2009, 3D Live is a collaborative project that has been accredited by the three French 'Image' competitive clusters, Images et Réseaux (images and networks) in Brittany and Pays de Loire, Imaginove in Rhone-Alps, and Cap Digital in I (...)
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Smart Capsules Release an Active Principle (Innovation News)

Published on 8 February 2010 -

So-called 'smart' capsules recently designed by researchers at the Integrative Chemistry, Multiscale Materials and Emulsions (CIMMEs), Paul Pascal Research Center (CRPP) in Bordeaux can release their contents on demand, merely by raising the temperat (...)
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SensLab - A Platform for Testing Sensor Networks (Innovation News)

Published on 8 February 2010 -

Environment monitoring, home automation, or tracking wild animals, the applications for communicating sensors abound, and are fast moving into our daily lives. Tomorrow, they will be replacing cables in cars. This explains why the French National Res (...)
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The Rabies Virus: Controlling the Life and Death of the Neurons it Infects (Live from the Lab)

Published on 8 February 2010 -

Researchers at the Pasteur Institute and at CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) Viral Neuro-Immunology Unit headed by Monique Lafon, and the Biomolecule Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Unit headed by Muriel Delepierre, have just identifi (...)
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An Organic Transistor Mimicking the Main Functions of a Synapse (Live from the Lab)

Published on 8 February 2010 -

A group of researchers at the Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology (Institut d'Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, CNRS / Lille1 University / Valenciennes University / Isen Recherche) and at CEA LIST hav (...)
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A Pilot for Manufacturing Second Generation Biofuel (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 8 February 2010 -

The Biomass to Liquid (BtL) pilot facility, the first of its kind in France, will be built in Bure-Saudron, located on the border between the Haute-Marne and Meuse départements. The facility will be testing the complete biofuel production chain, from (...)
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Neurinfo - A New Generation MRI Platform for Neurological Diseases (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 8 February 2010 -

The Brittany Region, Ile-et-Vilaine département, Rennes, Europe (FEDER), the French National Research Agency (ANR) and the French Ministry for Research and Higher Education co-financed Neurinfo, the new generation MRI platform, which was set up on th (...)
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A Doctoral Candidate Awarded for Research on Nanotubes in Textiles (Special Feature)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

Third-year doctoral candidate at GEMTEX, the laboratory of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT, graduate school of textile craft and industry), Aurélie Cayla is conducting research for the European INTELTEX (INTELli (...)
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Understanding How Nutrition Can Prevent the Development of 'Ill-Being' (Special Feature)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

During the next Taste-Nutrition-Health Congress (GNS 2010, Goût, Nutrition, Santé) of the Vitagora competitive cluster on March 23 et 24, 2010, in Dijon, INRA Research Director Sophie Layé will be speaking on the topic of 'well-being'. We are all awar (...)
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Systems Sciences and Energy Challenges Chair Created (Education Outlook)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

The Ecole Centrale Paris and Supélec have decided to create the Systems Sciences and Energy Challenges teaching and research Chair in partnership with the European Foundation for Tomorrow's Energies launched by EDF (electric utilities) in 2008. Plann (...)
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Sustainable Energy - AREVA T et D and Ecole Centrale de Lyon Partnership for Research and Education (Education Outlook)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

AREVA's Transmission and Distribution (T et D) division has signed a partnership with Ecole Centrale de Lyon (ECL, a leading engineering school) to create research and training programs on sustainable energy networks. The engineers at the division of th (...)
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ENSTA ParisTech Upping its Involvement in Nuclear Energy (Education Outlook)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

Last December 7, the AREVA Nuclear Engineering Chair was inaugurated. The event follows up on the announcement of AREVA's sponsorship of the ENSTA ParisTech class of 2011 and of ENSTA Paris Tech's contribution to the International Nuclear Energy mast (...)
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CHARM 3 - Acquiring Better Knowledge of the Channel Maritime Area (Innovation News)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

From October 1 to 31, 2009, the Channel Ground Fish Survey (CGFS) was conducted aboard the Gwen Drez, an oceanographic vessel out of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The survey is one of the largest sources of data for the CHARM (CHannel integrated Approach for mar (...)
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A Spectrometer with Unmatched Performance (Innovation News)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

For several years, trace gas spectroscopy has kindled widespread interest. The very highly sensitive absorption spectroscopy can identify compounds in trace amounts. It is used in fundamental research as well as in fields such as metrology, the in si (...)
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The Hydrogen Sector: Platinum-free Catalytic Material (Live from the Lab)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

Using hydrogen as an energy vector is an attractive solution. However, the hydrogen power sector cannot grow unless two key steps are controlled: one, the mass production of hydrogen by water electrolysis in devices called electrolyzers and two, the (...)
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Viral Biofilms - Discovery of a New Propagation Mechanism for Some Viruses (Live from the Lab)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

Bacterial biofilms have been known for a while. They form the dental plaque on teeth. They can also be found in industrial facilities and intestinal flora. When they colonize medical implants, such as prostheses or catheters, the biofilms may cause r (...)
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Languedoc-Roussillon Incubator Creates More than One Hundred Innovative Businesses (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 13 January 2010 -

At the end of last November, Languedoc Roussillon Incubation (LRI) awarded its LRI 100 trophies to the first 100 businesses from incubated projects. After nine years in business, the regional incubator has a tally of more than 100 innovative business (...)
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Piezo Institute - A European Research Center on Piezoelectricity (Special Feature)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

Do you know what piezoelectricity is? Perhaps not, although the word might seem familiar. It means the ability of certain materials to generate an electric charge in response to mechanical stress. They also have the opposite effect, i.e., the applica (...)
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SAENA Technologies Engineering Nanoparticle-based Spectral Barcode (Special Feature)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

SAENA Technologies exploits a technology stemming from the research conducted by the Spectroscopy and Nanomaterials team at the Lyons Institute of Nanotechnologies (CNRS/Ecole Centrale de Lyon/INSA of Lyons/ Claude Bernard University of Lyons). Offic (...)
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Development of a Center of Excellence on Green Processes (Cluster Update)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

As this is the goal set by the three Competitive Clusters (PASS, PEIFL and TRIMATEC), they signed a partnership agreement to this effect on November 5, 2009. The Pôle Parfums Arômes Senteurs Saveurs (PASS, perfume, aromas, scents, savors) hub is the (...)
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Total and MIT Sign Research Agreement on Batteries for Solar Power Storage (Innovation News)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

The four million-dollar, five-year agreement for the development of a new stationary batteries for solar power storage, which was signed by Total and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is in line with the MIT Energy Initiative [1] that (...)
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GOLAEM Target - Moving Humans for Simulations (Innovation News)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

Moving humans are always absent from digital simulation. So reports Patrice Le Moing, the General Manager of the Golaem startup, a product of the Bunraky team at the Rennes INRIA Center and the first project to receive support from IT-Translation, fo (...)
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The Intrinsic Taste of Water and Consumer Preferences (Innovation News)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

In December, Eric Teillet will be defending his thesis, thus completing three years of research on the intrinsic taste of water for the Eau Bonne A Boire (good drinking water) project, also called Sens'eau sponsored by Lyonnaise des Eaux and accredit (...)
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Bronchiolitis: The 3D Structure of Key Virus Region Revealed (Live from the Lab)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

More than 70% of winter bronchiolitis cases in young children is caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Scientists believe that all children will have been infected by the virus before the age of three. A third will develop lower respiratory tr (...)
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FILONAS Optimizes Firefighting Operations with Geopositioning (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

FILONAS has been part of the firefighters' equipment in Chongqing, China since December 2008. It is now being tested by the Haute-Garonne Fire and Rescue Department Service, SDIS 31. FILONAS is the outcome of an eponymous project stemming from 6 smal (...)
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Plant International Meeting - The Davos of Plants (Event)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

The Third Plant International Meeting (PMI), now considered as the "Davos of Plants", will be held in Angers from January 12 to 14, 2010. Three hundred and fifty decision-makers and researchers are expected to attend the event that is organized every (...)
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Seventh Week of Sound (Event)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

From January 12 to 24, 2010, the Seventh Week of Sound will be held in forty cities across France. The not-to-be-missed event on sensitizing the public and societal stakeholders to our sound environment. The Seventh Week, this year sponsored by the ' (...)
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BIOMEDevice Europe 2010 - The First European Event on the New Generation of Combined Medical Products (Event)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

Next February 1 and 2, BIOMEDevice Europe 2010, the number one European event on the booming market of the new generation of combined products, will be held in Paris. The development of the products is considered as one of the most promising for mark (...)
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International Biomarkers Congress on Rare, Polyfactorial and Neglected Diseases (Event)

Published on 7 December 2009 -

On December 10, 2009, Génopole and Généthon will be holding the International Biomarkers Congress on Rare, Polyfactorial and Neglected Diseases, in Paris. As biomarkers are the now key tools for the discovery of new drugs and the development of perso (...)
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INSA de Lyon - A Leading Engineering School on the Move! (Special Report)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

The five INSA universities located in greater metropolitan areas (Lyons, Rennes, Rouen, Toulouse and Strasbourg) make up the top ranking network of public engineering schools in France. INSA of Lyons, the oldest school that was created in 1957, enrol (...)
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From Picosatellites to Formation Flights - The Birth of a Startup called Novanano (Special Report)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

Novanano founders Spas Balinov and Stanislaw Ostoja presented FlyMate at the last Bourget Aerospace Show in June. Engineered in partnership with CNES, INSA of Lyons and different Lyons-based companies, the device can eject 10x10x10cm picosatellites w (...)
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A One-Stop Window for the Agri-Food Sector (Special Report)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

It's name is Qualiment (QUALIté nutritionnelle et sensorielle des ALIMENTs, Nutritional and Sensory Quality of Food) and it is tasked to facilitated industry operators' access to laboratories and to optimize the latter's response. A growing number of (...)
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Photovoltaics -Total, Ecole Polytechnique and CNRS Create NanoPV (Innovation News)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

The joint research team called NanoPV that has just been created by Total, Ecole Polytechnique (top graduate engineering school) and CNRS (LPICM, Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces, Laboratory of Interfaces and Thin Film Phy (...)
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Thermal Cameras with Enhanced Capabilities in the Making (Innovation News)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

Sofradir, a leader in advanced infrared (IR) detectors for defense, space and civil applications and FLIR Systems Inc., the global leader in thermal imaging, IR cameras and night vision systems, are working together on third-generation dual-band dete (...)
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Cost Assessment Software for Biodegradable Waste Recovery (Innovation News)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

Biodegradable waste recovery is making huge strides thanks to support from the public authorities. But for the local authorities, what is the best investment among the range of recovery techniques? To help with this decision, CEMAGREF and its partner (...)
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New Neural Circuits Identified in the Retina (Live from the Labs)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

Several discoveries over the past years have altered the image of the retina as a mere 'filter" through which the visual world is transmitted from the eye to the brain. Actually, the retina performs sophisticated processing of visual information and (...)
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Eco-trap Tested for Pine Processionary Caterpillar Control (Live from the Labs)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

Pine Processionary Caterpillars are so-called 'defoliator' insects that attack pines and cedars by eating their needles. These garden, green area and forest pests are now moving northward and upwards due to climate warming. Their propagation generate (...)
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CSGA - France's Unique Cluster for Taste ad Food (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

The idea has been around for several years. The scientific community in the Dijon region, specialized in taste and sensory perception, was determined to build a large strong cluster with international visibility, focused on olfaction, taste and food. (...)
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Q@LI-MEDiterranée Meetings - Innovating to Lower the Impact of Inputs on Wine-growing, Arboriculture and Market-gardening (Event)

Published on 10 November 2009 -

On November 6 2009, the Q@ALI-MEDiterranée competitive cluster is organizing a day on the following topic, Innovating to Lower the Impact of Inputs on Wine-growing, Arboriculture and Market-gardening, in Montpellier. The purpose is to foster discussi (...)
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CEMAGREF - Three Challenges for Sustainable Water and Land Management (Special Report)

Published on 26 October 2009 -

Have you ever heard of CEMAGREF? Of course, the reputation of the teams working at the Public Scientific and Technological Establishment (EPST) is well-established. Strangely enough, CEMAGREF is one of the least well-known of all the major French pub (...)
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Food - World Unique Platform at the Paul Bocuse Institute (Special Report)

Published on 26 October 2009 -

Next December will be the first anniversary of the Paul Bocuse Institute's Research Center at the Ecully Castle near Lyons. Agnès Giboreau, an AgroSup Dijon graduate in engineering and specialist in sensory analysis, is the Director of the world uniq (...)
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A New Generation of Level Sensors In the Works (Special Report)

Published on 26 October 2009 -

SPSI, a pressure sensor design and production specialist set up n Champigny-sur-Marne near Paris, is a small R et D business whose products are used in the automotive, aviation, food processing and defense industries. Up to 100% of French refineries wer (...)
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NUTRICE to Improve Rice Cooking (Cluster Update)

Published on 26 October 2009 -

"The rice cooker market is very big, especially in Asia. The market is now dominated by the most cost-efficient technology. We have to understand the influence of every cooking parameter (that currently available appliances control) on the organolept (...)
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Composite Structures - The EADS Foundation and Ecole Centrale de Nantes Endow International Chair (Education Outlook )

Published on 26 October 2009 -

The Pays de Loire Region has enabled France to become the leader in vital research on modeling the manufacturing processes of composite structures, major technological challenges for the aviation and space industries. This explains why the EADS Found (...)
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Nanotechnologies - CNRS Creates its First Joint International Research Unit in Asia (Innovation News)

Published on 26 October 2009 -

CINTRA stands for CNRS International - NTU - Thales Research Alliance, the name of the CNRS''s first Joint International Research Unit based in Singapore. The three partners (CNRS, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore and Thales) that (...)
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Biotech - Grenoble Based Startup Cytoo Raises 3.2 Million Euros (Innovation News)

Published on 26 October 2009 -

Cytoo, a Grenoble based company with a subsidiary in Boston, was created in 2008. It manufactures and sells innovative products for cell based assays, high content analysis and cell screening. Its products use adhesive micropatterning technology that (...)
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Photovoltaics -Total, GDF SUEZ and Photovoltech Join IMEC Program (Innovation News)

Published on 26 October 2009 -

IIAP (Industrial Affiliation Program) was launched by IMEC, an world renowned independent research institute specialized in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology. The multi-partner R et D program focuses on sharply reducing silicon in crystalline silicon s (...)
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Second Paris Energy and Climate Days (Event)

Published on 26 October 2009 -

From October 22 to 25, 2009, the City of Paris will be holding the Second Paris Energy and Climate Days, in Paris. Six weeks away from the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen, the event will be an opportunity to mobilize all the (...)
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Meet InnoV - A Keynote Event on Innovation and New Technologies (Event)

Published on 26 October 2009 -

Meet InnoV, a major business convention dedicated to innovation and new technologies, will be held on November 26 and 27, 2009, at Paris XII-Val de Marne, in Créteil. This will be an opportunity to meet every innovation player, from the major groups (...)
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What Role Does Hormonal Regulation Play in Sensory Perception and Eating Behavior? (Special Report)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

Marie-Chantal Canivenc-Lavier worked on 'endocrine disrupters and cancer' for a long time within the INRA Nutritional Toxicology team, which was dissolved on January 1, 2007 during the streamlining of the public research organization. The endocrinolo (...)
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The Rhone River - A Unique Ecological Observatory (Special Report)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

The Rhone River was long considered untamable due to its power, complex hydrological regime and flash floods. However, it has quieted down since the 19th century, thanks to numerous development projects. Levees and channels for flood protection, dams (...)
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LESSAC - An Appealing Experimental Economic Tool for Industry Operators (Cluster Update)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

Among France's six experimental laboratories, LESSAC (Laboratoire d'Expérimentation en Sciences Sociales et Analyses des Comportements, Experimental Laboratory in Social Sciences and Behavior Analysis) is one of the world's largest. Headed by Profess (...)
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ParisTech Entrepreneurs Providing Development Leverage for the Capital (Innovation News)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

The new incubator called ParisTech Entrepreneurs that has just been inaugurated has set a goal of increasing business creation in Paris over the next years. By 2014, eighty creators of 'young shoots' will be enjoying premises and services and drawing (...)
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First Database on Food Polyphenols Now Online (Innovation News)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

Polyphenols are the natural antioxidants the most widely found in human food, mainly fruit and vegetables. Polyphenols help prevent cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis, and cancers. According to certain estimates, we (...)
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The Efficiency of a Mini-robot for Laparoscopic Surgery (Innovation News)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

Laparoscopic surgery is a technique using a miniature camera to perform a small incision. With the marketing of ViKY, which has received EC marking for the Europe zone and FDA approval, laparoscopic surgery has gone on to the next stage. Today the su (...)
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Nanodrops for Bioactive Molecule Synthesis and Screening (Live from the Lab)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

Thanks to the automation and miniaturization of bioactive molecule production, large-scale research on this type of compound has boomed over the past decade. Today the pharmaceutical industry's high-speed screening on 96, 384, or 1536-well micro-pane (...)
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Increasingly Smaller Microcameras (Live from the Lab)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

Although microcameras built into today's marketed portable cellular phones have made huge advances, their processing capabilities are still limited. Depending on resolution, they have fixed a focal length lens or an auto focus system with few pixels (...)
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CAPARMOR Supercalculator for Oceanography (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

Until the eighties, oceanography was mainly descriptive to meet societal demand. It has gradually become increasingly predictive. To meet this challenge, it is increasingly using modeling techniques that, when combined with huge computing power, find (...)
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Stratospheric Aircrafts: the PEGASE Competitive Cluster Organizing the European STRATOFLIGHT Convention (Event)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

Next October 20 et 21, the PEGASE competitive cluster partnered with the HACOS networks is organizing STRATOFLIGHT, the first European Business Convention on Opportunities and Challenges of Stratospheric Aircrafts, on the Avignon Chamber of Commerce a (...)
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Populations and their Energy Consumption in 2200! (Event)

Published on 30 September 2009 -

On October 6, 2009, the Academy of Science is holding a conference called 'Populations and their Energy Consumption in 2200 - What Outlooks? What Environment? What Medium and Long-term Actions', at the Institut de France. Michel Combarnous, Bordeaux (...)
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Development of a New Approach Using Immersion for Sensory Evaluation (Special Report)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

From August 7 to 9, the second SPISE 2009 (Summer Program In Sensory Evaluation) symposium, a biennial, international event for sensory evaluation specialists, was held in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam. Several Dijon based researchers from AgroSup Dijon an (...)
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European Nuclear Energy Leadership Academy Launched (Education Outlook)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

Last July, six companies [1] including the AREVA Group signed an agreement to establish the European Nuclear Energy Leadership Academy. Hailed by the European Commission, the agreement that was hatched at the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) lays (...)
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National Consortium for Agriculture, Food, Animal Health and the Environment Gets Off the Ground (Innovation News)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

On June 29, the six founding members [1] signed an agreement establishing the consortium, marking the start of their collective effort. The partnership is a move to address the challenge of designing new models in agriculture, food supply, and the su (...)
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AREVA Signs Strategic Biomass Partnership with Astonfield Renewable Resources (Innovation News)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

The partnership to develop biomass power plants across India, producing a total output of 100MW, comes as part of AREVA's strategy to strengthen its supply on the renewable energy market, with a focus on India and Southeast Asia. Under the terms of t (...)
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CEA and ENEA Cooperate on Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energies (Innovation News)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission) and ENEA (Ente por le Nuove technologie, l'Energia et l'Ambiente, Italian Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment) have just signed an agreement to cooperate on nuclear power and renewable energy (...)
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IMAkinib, a Program Developing Biomarkers for Oncology (Innovation News)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

Cancer is still growing fast in terms of incidence, mortality rates and associated costs. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that cancer-related mortality will climb 51% from 2002 to 2030, with approximately 11.5 million deaths linked to t (...)
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A Better Understanding of the Childhood Development of Taste and Smell (Innovation News)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

The five-day 8th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium, an event sponsored by Vitagora among others, ended on July 30 in Florence, Italy. Alongside the ECRO (European Chemoreception Research Organization) congress and the congress of its US counterpart, (...)
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European Congress on Environmental Pathologies (ECEP 2009) (Event)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

Next October 9 and 10, the Union Régionale des Médecins Libéraux de Haute-Normandie (URMLHN, Upper Normandy Regional Union of Private Physicians) is holding the First European Congress on Environmental Pathologies, at the Zénith in Rouen. Following t (...)
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2009 Water Days in Toulouse (Event)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

Next September 11 et 12, the association H20 mon Amour (H20 my love), which brings together water stakeholders from all walks of life, working with Effervesciences, a bimonthly journal created in 1991, is organizing (as it does every year) a cross-dis (...)
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Scientific Day at the Grenoble Institute for Metals in Biology (IMBG) (Event)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

Next September 24, the Institut des Métaux en Biologie de Grenoble (IMBG, the Grenoble Institute for Metals in Biology) working with CNRS, Institut des Neurosciences de Grenoble (Grenoble Neuroscience Institute), INSERM and Joseph Fourier University (...)
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Grenoble Innovation Fair - Fostering Partnerships and Innovation Transfers (Event)

Published on 7 September 2009 -

Next October 22 et 23, the first Grenoble Innovation Fair will be held in Grenoble. The international event is co-organized by Gravit, a research enhancement consortium, Grain, a business incubator, and Petale, an enterprise providing support to young (...)
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SUNAERO, A Small French Business Exporting its Technology to the USA (Special Report)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

A small French business has exported its technology to the United States and received US Air Force Certification! As it is something that seldom ever happens, it deserves an explanation. SUNAERO Vice President Thierry Regond recounts below the amazin (...)
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First Solar Blimp Getting Ready to Cross the Channel (Special Report)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

A century after Louis Blériot aboard Blériot XI first accomplished the feat, a team of engineering and business students decided to cross the Channel aboard the Néphélios, the first solar-powered airship designed for the Sol'R Project. In late August (...)
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EIVP, a School of Urban Engineering, the Ultimate Tool for Sustainable Cities (Special Report)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

The Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris (EIVP, the Engineering School of the City of Paris) will be holding its summer school from August 31 to September 4, 2009. The School was established to meet the city's need for engineers in 1959. EIVP, t (...)
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Drones Conquering the Skies (Cluster Update)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

Drones are an extremely promising field. Helping it grow is a priority of Pégase (Pegasus), the competitive cluster in the PACA (Provence Alpes Côte-d'Azur) Region. The cluster has just published a short well-written pamphlet (Les Cahiers de Pégase c (...)
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A Masters in Nanoscale Engineering at Ecole Centrale Lyon (Education Outlook)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

Centrale Lyon will be starting a new course called Nanoscale Engineering next October. The two-year course for a Master by research is for undergraduates with a bachelor's in physics, chemistry or biology who are planning a career in research or indu (...)
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INRIA Creating a Small Business Club (Innovation News)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

The Club is briefed to give impetus to exchanges on Information and Communication Science et Technologies between public research and small businesses. The Club is for any small businesses requiring innovation in this field - either through their supp (...)
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Are Flash Memories Soon to be Replaced? (Live from the Lab)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

The so-called 'nomad' electronics permeating our daily lives critically depend on components that can preserve data when the device is off. They are what is called 'nonvolatile' memories. Today there are three major memory families, i.e., high energy (...)
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Master's in Health Food Marketing (MAS) - Still Studying in School and Already Working in a Company (Live from the Lab)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

Health food is more than a passing fad, for several years it has proven to be a strong trend meeting a recognized problem - the way we eat conditions our health. Aware of the stakes involved, the ESC Dijon Bourgogne Group created a Master's degree sp (...)
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Conference on Chemistry and Food (Event)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

Next October 7, a conference on Chemistry et Food will be held at the Maison de la Chimie in Paris. Food safety has always been an important challenge. How can chemistry contribute to, or affect safety? Healthy tasteful food is not only based on the (...)
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Alliance for the Sea Sciences - From a National Network to a Global Network (Event)

Published on 26 August 2009 -

Next September 28 and 29, a Conference on the Alliance for the Sciences of the Sea - From a National to a Global Network will be held at the Museum of Natural History in Paris. IFREMER is organizing the Conference as part of its twenty-fifth annivers (...)
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Saint-Gobain Banking on Strategic Partnerships with Startups (Special Report)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

Nova External Venturing, which was created by the Saint-Gobain Group in 2006, is a unit dedicated to setting up strategic partnerships in energy, the environment, and home lighting between the major industrial group and startups around the world. Thr (...)
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PV Alliance or the R et D Solar Power Play (Special Report)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

Building a partnership to ensure all the assets for winning the next solar battle is the goal of PV Alliance, a consortium (est. September 2007) bringing together Photowatt, the incumbent mover and doer of solar power in France, LITEN (the CEA's Labo (...)
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Farine+ Project - A Glimpse at Tomorrow's Breads (Special Report)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

The Farine+ project is especially important because it deals with bread, the staple foodstuff of numerous societies and the outcome of a long agricultural, technological, and gastronomical evolution. The project is also unique worldwide because it ad (...)
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AREVA University Campus Inaugurated at Aix-en-Provence (Education Outlook)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

AREVA Chairperson of the Board Anne Lauvergeon inaugurated the AREVA University campus in Aix-en-Provence during a ceremony attended by elected officials and customers. This first achievement s a major challenge for the group. The campus, which opene (...)
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Hospital-acquired Infections - 9 Million Euros for the NOSOBIO Program (Innovation News)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

Out of the 15 million yearly hospitalizations in France, 750,000 cases are complicated by a nosocomial infection, i.e., a hospital-acquired infection, which is the cause of death of 4,200 people. At the same time, hospital-acquired infections entail (...)
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Ateams - The First INRIA Team Created Outside French Borders (Innovation News)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

Last June 25, the INRIA Ateams team was officially set up. It is attached to the Lille research center of the public research establishment, but is located at the Centrum Wiskunde et Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam. The team is special as it is the fir (...)
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High Performance Computing - The Ter@tec Technology Park Operational by mid-2010 (Innovation News)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

Last June 30 and July 1, more than 600 high performance computing specialists attended the Ter@tec Forum [1] at Ecole Supélec near Paris. During the event the construction of the Ter@tec Technology Park was announced. Unmatched elsewhere in Europe, t (...)
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PIANO Project Announcing First Results on the Role of Carbon Monoxide in Plant Defense Responses (Innovation News)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

The MPMI (XIVth Congress of the International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions) will be held from July 19 to 23, 2009, at the Quebec Convention Center. The event will be bringing together some 900 scientists from all over the world, w (...)
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AIDS VACCINE 2009 (Event)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

From October 19 to 22, 2009, AIDS VACCINE 2009, the latest session of the most important international conference on HIV-Aids, will be held in Paris. Co-organized by Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise and Agence Nationale de Recherches (national research (...)
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INRIA and Brazil Cooperating on the COLIBRI Computation Colloquium (Event)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

On July 22 and 23, 2009, INRIA, the Brazilian IT Society (SBC), and the UFRGS IT Institution are co-organizing the COLIBRI colloquium during the 2009 Year of France in Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The purpose of the colloquium, the flagship (...)
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Aérosolutions 2009 - New Opening on the Space and Defense Markets (Event)

Published on 21 July 2009 -

On December 1 and 2, 2009, Aérosolutions 2009, the major international business event in the Aerospace and Defense industry, will be held in Bordeaux. The fifth biennial show will feature three types of events: a business convention with prescheduled (...)
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Engineering a Single Odor-Sensitive Bionose (Special Report)

Published on 2 July 2009 -

The FEMTO-ST Optics Department, a Joint Research Unit partnered with the CNRS and attached to Franche-Comté University (UFC), the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et de Microtechniques (ENSMM, graduate school of mechanical engineering and micr (...)
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Bionetwork Banking on Sublingual Galenic Forms (Special Report)

Published on 2 July 2009 -

Professor François Allaert is a rare find among academics. About twelve years ago, he created his first business, CEN Biotech, and then created another, CEN Nutriment, which was inaugurated last February. Meanwhile, after having set up the Medical Ma (...)
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An Outstanding Example of Remote Epidemiology Cooperation in Senegal (Special Report)

Published on 2 July 2009 -

RVF or Rift Valley Fever that mainly affects domestic animals, but that may also contaminate humans, causes major socioeconomic problems in African livestock farming areas. This is why the research conducted by the Dakar Centre de Suivi Ecologique (C (...)
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EASI, European Training in Aerospace (Education Outlook)

Published on 2 July 2009 -

No European country can remain the single stakeholder in the field of aerospace. Actually, public agencies and companies are increasingly European. Accordingly, ECATA (European Consortium on Advanced Training in Aerospace) academic partners, [1] incl (...)
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AREVA in Talks for EPR Reactor Deal in Ohio (Innovation News)

Published on 2 July 2009 -

AREVA, Duke Energy, and UniStar Nuclear Energy have just announced they are in talks to build an EPR reactor on the first industrial site dedicated to clean energies in the United States. The selected site covering about 3,700 acres and belonging to (...)
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DREAM - A European Project Developing Food Models (Innovation News)

Published on 2 July 2009 -

In terms of composition and structure, foods are very complex objects. However, although scientists have a good grasp of food composition, they know much less about its structure that is decisive for understanding the effect of food on the human body (...)
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Teaching Surgery Has Entered a New Realm (Innovation News)

Published on 2 July 2009 -

Paris based Useful Progress (est. 2003), the technological leader in scanner 3D image processing, has just announced a partnership deal with Paris-based Online Master Class (est. 2006), a innovative publisher of surgery e-learning programs. Their pur (...)
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A Breakthrough toward the Industrial Production of Fluorescent Nanodiamonds (Live from the Lab)

Published on 2 July 2009 -

The fate and interactions of fluorescent dyes in cultured cells or in the body can be investigated by coupling fluorescent molecules with proteins or nucleic acids (RNA or DNA). Similarly, fluorescence is used in material science to detect electromag (...)
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Poultry Feather Keratin, a Source of New Textile Products (Live from the Lab)

Published on 2 July 2009 -

Developing new textile products from proteins is the goal of the researchers at the INRA Agropolymer Engineering and Emerging Technologies Joint Research Unit of Montpellier (UMR IATE). Granted, nature is rich in proteins. However, industry can only (...)
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CILAS Developing a Demonstrator for Remote Biological Agent Detection System (Special Feature)

Published on 12 June 2009 -

In early 2009, the Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA, French weapons procurement agency) charged CILAS, the laser technology and optronics specialist, with conducting a Prior Studies Program to develop a remote biological agent detection syste (...)
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EMMA Laboratory's Skills et Expertise - Controlling Transfers in Water Poor Matrices (Special Feature)

Published on 12 June 2009 -

At Agrosup Dijon, the research topics at the EMMA (Eau, Molécules actives, Macromolécules, Activité; Water, Active Molecules, Macromolecules, Activity) Laboratory headed by Philippe Cayot may seem diverse at first. But a closer look highlights that t (...)
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Scilab Open Source Software Transferred to the Digiteo Foundation (Innovation News)

Published on 12 June 2009 -

Scilab, which was designed by researchers from INRIA and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (graduate school of engineering), is a scientific computing tool tailored to meet the diverse needs of industry. The open-source software is an innovative (...)
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113 Businesses and 800 Jobs in 8 Years Thanks to the AGORANOV Incubator (Innovation News)

Published on 12 June 2009 -

The AGORANOV incubator was founded by Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC), Dauphine University, the Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS, graduate school), and ParisTech in 2000. Chaired by UPMC President Professor Jean-Charles Pomerol, the incubator i (...)
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Sniper Detection: The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Testing CILAS's SLD 500 (Innovation News)

Published on 12 June 2009 -

After several test campaigns run in different weather conditions, and over a range of distances, CILAS has just delivered two second generation models of its sniper laser detection system, the SLD 500, to the US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC). T (...)
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Inauguration of a Taxonomy and Zooplankton Ecology Cluster (Innovation News)

Published on 12 June 2009 -

Zooplankton comprising a huge diversity of organisms (roughly 36,000 to date) - some microscopic and others visible to the naked eye - plays a key part in the aquatic environment. It is the link in the food chain connecting the plant and animal world (...)
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Molecular Mechanism Enabling Bacteria Antibiotic Multiresistance Deciphered (Live from the Lab)

Published on 12 June 2009 -

Bacteria multiresistance to antibiotics first appeared in the fifties, following the widespread use of these drugs. It was subsequently discovered that resistance genes were easily captured, disseminated, and exchanged from one bacterium to another b (...)
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A Major Project Called COAG for the Cheese-making Industry (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 12 June 2009 -

Rennet, a coagulant extract from the abomasum, i.e., the fourth compartment of the stomach of young ruminants that are slaughtered before weaning, has two active fractions: chymosin that is dominant, and pepsin whose proportions increase as the calf (...)
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Prize Awards Ten Years of Research on Emerging Viral Diseases (Special Report)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

Ten years ago, IRD Research Director Eric Leroy created the Emerging Viral Diseases Unit at the Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF, Franceville International Medical Research Center), in Gabon. The Unit is special in t (...)
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The Importance of Primate Models for Neurodegenerative Diseases (Special Report)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

Argentine born Romina Aron-Badin joined the MIRCen (Molecular Imaging Research Center), France's unrivaled imaging preclinical platform, last December. Some of her "closest daily collaborators" within the Therapeutic Strategies team at the the Neurod (...)
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STTL Technology - Increased System and Integrated Circuit Security (Cluster Update)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

Now that side channel attacks have become widespread, cryptology, i.e., encrypting a message so that anyone who does not have the decoding key cannot read it, has now become an essential part of the design of digital systems. The attacks affect the h (...)
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Improved Assessment of the Status and Demographic Structure of Fishery Resources (Innovation News)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

Sclerochronology is a scientific discipline that is used determine the age of fish. The age of a marine vertebrate individual is estimated based on its scales, vertebrae, operculum bones, fin radius, but essentially based on what is called otoliths, (...)
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Moving Toward Low Cost Mass Production of Hydrogen (Innovation News)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

Containing more energy than natural gas, nonpolluting and nontoxic hydrogen could gradually replace fossil fuels, and meet most of our planet's energy needs. However, although the hydrogen atom bonded to oxygen is extremely abundant in the form of wa (...)
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RAPID Backing Dual Innovation of Small Businesses (Innovation News)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment Christine Lagarde and Minister for Defense Hervé Morin have just announced the launch of a support system called RAPID (Support System to Small Businesses for Dual Innovation). The purpose is to back (...)
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Polymer Electronics on Flexible and Conformable Substrates - Processes, Functions, and Industrial Outlooks (Event)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

On June 16, 2009, the Observatoire des Micro et NanoTechnologies (OMNT, observatory of micro- and nanotechnologies) in partnership with the MINALOGIC and PLASTIPOLIS competitive clusters, is organizing a seminar called, 'Polymer Electronics on Flexib (...)
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First Science, Research et Society Forum (Event)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

On June 20, 2009, science meets society during an extraordinary thought-provoking day of discussion at the Collège de France in Paris. The First Science, Research et Society Forum will be inaugurated by philosopher Michel Serres and will continue with (...)
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Solar Event - The Meeting Place for Solar Power (Event)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

From June 26 to 28, 2009, the Second Solar Event, the must-attend show for anyone - professionals and individuals alike - interested in solar power, will be held at the Savoie Technolac site on the banks of the Bourget Lake, in Savoie. This years vis (...)
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The Science Days at Nantes University (Event)

Published on 26 May 2009 -

On June 8, 2009, Nantes University is organizing its Second Science Days. Nearly 2,000 convention-goers have already registered for the event. Two programs with different goals will be held concurrently. The first features 21 scientific conferences, (...)
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ProTip Banking on Artificial Larynx! (Special Report)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

Engineering an artificial larynx in porous titanium and beginning the first tests on humans is the bold goal that the small team at ProTip has set. Indeed, the business has just completed its first round of funding for 1 million euros. The first impl (...)
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IUVV et REVV Graduate Courses on Wine and the Vine (Special Report)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

Although wine always draws on time-honored know-how, it is also increasingly relying on efficient R et D, which obviously requires a sound training tool. The Dijon Jules Guyot Institut Universitaire de la Vigne et du Vin (IUVV, The Wine and the Vine Uni (...)
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ULIS Launches Fourth Generation High Definition Infrared Detectors (Innovation News)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

The image quality of an infrared (IR) detector depends on spatial resolution, or number of pixels. In other words, the higher the number of pixels, the better the image quality. By doubling the number of pixels of its new XGA format (1024 x 768) 17 m (...)
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Airbus/EADS and Russian Industry Sign the Biggest Contract in the History of their Cooperation (Innovation News)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

The agreement of unprecedented duration (lasting until 2020) covers the supply of titanium to Airbus and other EADS Divisions, and die forging parts for all existing Airbus aircraft, including new programs, such as the A350XWB. VSMPO/AVISMA, a Russia (...)
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New Tools for Ongoing Water Quality Monitoring (Innovation News)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

Spot sampling is the routine technique used by aquatic environment monitoring networks (Water Agencies, Departmental Directorates for Sanitary and Social Affairs, and so on). The low -cost easy-to-use technique has a drawback though, it only represen (...)
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ADIC, Intuitive Machine's Personal Digital Assistant (Innovation News)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

Vincent Zgueb, the laureate of the 2007 National Contest for the Creation of Innovative Technology Businesses, created the startup, Intuitive Machine, an INRIA Lorraine Center spin-off. ADIC, the Personal Digital Assistant engineered by Intuitive Ma (...)
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Rabies - A Study of the Virus' Past Giving Birth to Hope for the Future (Live from the Labs)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

After Asia, Africa is the second largest rabies afflicted continent. Every year, despite effective vaccines, 24,000 people die of rabies in Africa, every year. The infection is mainly transmitted by dogs. In an attempt to understand the evolving dyna (...)
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Photovoltaics - Organic Solar Cells Taking Off (Live from the Labs)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

Photovoltaic solar energy works by transforming a fraction of solar radiation into electricity by means of solar cells, which are interconnected to form a photovoltaic solar cell module. Currently marketed solar cells are made of inorganic materials (...)
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Glycerol Fighting Cardiovascular Diseases (Live from the Labs)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

A patent on the protective effect of glycerol on cardiac functions was filed by researchers at the 'Membrane Lipids and Functional Regulation of the Heart and Blood Vessels' joint research unit. Preliminary research has confirmed the hypothesis that (...)
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Genome Sequence of Two Strains of Marine Micro algae Micromonas (Live from the Labs)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

The genome sequencing of two strains of the marine algal genus Mircromonas was undertaken by an international consortium (the United States, Belgium and France), including several French laboratories, such as the 'Models in Cell and Evolutionary Biol (...)
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Is there a Promising Future for Agro Materials and Biofuels? How Can They Be Used, But Not Abused? (Event)

Published on 5 May 2009 -

Next June 4 for the World Environment Day on 'Your Planet Needs You - Unite to Combat Climate Change', the Toulouse National Polytechnic Institute (INP) will be organizing is major debate on, 'Is there a promising future for agro materials and biofue (...)
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ISEN's Unique Underwater Acoustics Expertise (Special Feature)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

It is a rare occurrence when a French laboratory, i.e., the Acoustics Department headed by Professor Jean-Claude Debus at the Institut Supérieur de l'Electronique et du Numérique (ISEN, Higher Institute of Electronics and Digital Technology), a Frenc (...)
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'Taste' Education Vital for Children (Special Feature)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

That is the main conclusion of the research conducted for the EduSens project. The conclusions were presented at the first conference of the National Research Program on Human Food and Nutrition (PNRA, Programme National de Recherche en Alimentation (...)
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MyOcean Answering the Question, What Will the Ocean Be Like Tomorrow? (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

MyOcean was launched by the French Mercator Ocean center and the Midi-Pyrénées Region, as part of the European GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) initiative. It materializes Europe's efforts to provide new services dedicated to the (...)
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Alcatel-Lucent and Institut TELECOM Inaugurate Joint Laboratory on Media Ubiquity (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

Working on future applications in digital media is the aim of the joint research laboratory inaugurated in late January by Alcatel-Lucent and Institut TELECOM. The future will bring the 'ubimedia', that is to say a digital environment where the indiv (...)
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Outstanding Second Anniversary Report for the Nanosciences Foundations (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

The Nanosciences Foundation, a foundation for scientific cooperation set up by a February 2007 ministerial decree to support the 'Nanosciences on the Frontier of Nanoelectronics' Réseau Thématique de Recherche Avancée (RTRA, advanced research themati (...)
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TOXALIM, a New Research Hub on Food Toxicology (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

The research hub on food toxicology (TOXALIM) has just been inaugurated at the St Martin du Touch INRA site in Toulouse. The European-scale hub brings together all the resources and facilities of four INRA research units, including 3 in partnership w (...)
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CNRS and Bayer CropScience Strengthen Collaboration (Innovation News)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

CNRS and Bayer CropScience (BCS), a leader in innovation for crop protection and plant biotechnologies, have renewed a framework agreement signed in 2005. "The renewal of the framework agreement will clear the way for the intensification of scientifi (...)
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Probing Molecular Nanomachines on the Atomic Scale Just Takes 1 Second! (Live from the Labs)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

The functional and structural study of biological nanomachines is a very hard task because of the size of the objects, their flexibility, and the complexity of the protein substrates (proteins, peptides, DNA, RNA, and so on). An added difficulty is t (...)
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Yeast as a Cell Model for a Neurodegenerative Disease (Live from the Labs)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

A rare and severe neurodegenerative disease - spinocerebellar ataxia known as SCAN1 - is characterized by a loss of balance and coordination in adolescents, resulting in death around the age of 25. It is caused by the gradual death of cells that do n (...)
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A Store Window Can Turn into an Interactive Screen (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

This what Hilabs, a new Grenoble based startup created in 2008, is offering businesses. Passerbys can look at a catalogue on a touch screen that lights up at their approach. "The really new and original feature is that it takes into account what happ (...)
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SPARS'09 - Structure and Sparsity for the Adaptive Signal Representation (Event)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

From April 6 to 9, 2009, the second international conference, SPARS'09 will be held at the Palais des Congrès in Saint-Malo. The event brings together researchers from three scientific communities - signals and images, applied mathematics and statist (...)
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The 2009 Rendez-Vous Carnot (Event)

Published on 7 April 2009 -

Next May 13 and 14, the 2009 Rendez-Vous Carnot will be held at the Palais des Congrès in Versailles near Paris. The Association of Carnot Institutes [1] are the organizers of the event that is backed by the Yvelines General Council, ASCR, ANRT, ANR, (...)
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Mapping the Earth's Gravity Field - GOCE Takes Off (Special Report)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

On Tuesday March 17, the European Space Agency's (ESA) GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) satellite was lofted into a near-Sun-synchronous low earth orbit (280km altitude, 96.7° inclination to the equator) by a Russian R (...)
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Laval Virtual 2009 - Eagerly Awaited by Virtual Reality Stakeholders (Special Report)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

From April 22 to 26, 2009, the now famous 'Laval Virtual', the must-attend event for virtual reality stakeholders, will be held in Laval (Mayenne département). It will be the eleventh International Conference that brings together industry operators, (...)
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Perfume et Cosmetics - Two Clusters Sign Partnership Agreement (Cluster Update)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

One party is the Parfums Arômes Senteurs Saveurs (PASS, perfumes aromas scents savors) competitive cluster, the number one French concentration of leading world companies in ingredient production for aromas and perfumes. A total of 550 businesses sca (...)
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SEB Putting Taste Back into Steam Cooking (Cluster Update)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

With the steady rise of pathologies related to poor nutrition, such as obesity or cardiovascular diseases, improving dietary habits is more than just a necessity, it is an imperative. Obviously, the approach involves a more balanced diet, but also a (...)
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91 R et D Projects Selected for the FUI's 7th Call for Projects (Cluster Update)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

The projects from 53 competitive clusters selected from among 190 submitted files will be receiving 107 millions euros in State funding. The regional and local authorities have announced their intention to fund most of the projects along with the Sta (...)
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Ongoing International Development for ENSTA ParisTech (Education Outlook)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

An even dozen for ENSTA, i.e., the number of double degree partnerships that Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (a graduate school of engineering) has signed with foreign universities, to date. The two latest agreements were signed in (...)
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Ex@tec, Joint Laboratory Set up for High Performance Computing (Innovation News)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

In early March, the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the nonstock corporation GENCI (Grand Equipement National de Calcul Intensif, large equipment for intensive computing), US INTEL, and the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines an (...)
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Realtime Sugarcane Harvest Monitoring (Innovation News)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

The CIRAD coordinated SUCRETTE project works on developing methods and products based on remote sensing to meet sugarcane industry needs. As part of a thesis, supervised jointly by CEMAGREF and CIRAD, Mahmoud El Haj devised an automatic analysis meth (...)
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Joint French-American Research on Nanoparticle Impact on the Environment (Innovation News)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

Nanoparticles of nanometric size ranging from 1 to 100 nanometers are attractive for a range of different uses. Unsurprisingly, they have caught the attention of industry operators. However, the large-scale use of nanoparticles requires better knowle (...)
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Thales Angénieux Wins Third Oscar - This Time for High Performance Zoom Lenses (Innovation News)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

At the 81st Academy Awards, the famous Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded a Scientific et Technical Award to four engineers, Bruno Coumert, Dominique Chervin, Jacques Debize, and Christophe Reboulet from Angénieux, a Thales (...)
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First Measurement of Long Molecular Wire Electric Conducting Capacity (Live from the Labs)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

Tomorrow's electronic circuits will be made of individual molecules connected to one another through 'molecular electric wires' (consisting of a single long molecule). However, first researchers needs to understand how electric current flows through (...)
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Clinical Relevance of MRI Scanning in Children with Autism (Live from the Labs)

Published on 30 March 2009 -

Brain abnormalities are linked to certain types of autism, an affliction with multiple causes. This was shown by a group of researchers at the CEA Frédéric Joliot Hospital Department (SHFJ) in Orsay and the Necker Public Children's Hospital of Paris (...)
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Flow Cytometry - A Mature Technology Little Exploited by Industry Operators (Special Feature)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

Ten years ago, the University of Bourgogne decided to set up a Flow Cytometry (FC) [1] technical platform. Anabelle Sequeira-Le Grand, a doctor in immunology with a background in microbiology, is the head of the platform, which is installed at the In (...)
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Red Blood Cells Used as Therapeutic Vectors (Special Feature)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

ERYtech Pharma, which was created by Yann Godfrin and Pierre Olivier Goineau in November 2004, is a biotech business pioneering the encapsulation of therapeutic molecules into red blood cells. Recent positive Phase II clinical trial results of GRASPA (...)
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CNRS Launches a Far-reaching Operation in Africa (Special Feature)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

The agreement that was reached last January 15 in Paris is a first. It was signed by Catherine Bréchignac, CNRS President, Basile Guissou, Delegate General of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique (CNRST) in Ouagadougou, B (...)
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The Vitagora Cluster and Thailand: A Common Interest for Berries (Cluster Update)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

After several weeks of the first far-reaching mission of the University of Bourgogne, the Asia mission organized in May 2008 by the Vitagora Cluster established an initial contact to assess respective skills. This prompted the organization of another (...)
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Health - Ongoing Reform of Academic Studies (Education Outlook)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

The text of the reform of the freshman year of medical studies is being examined by the Senate. Last December 16, the French National Assembly voted a bill replacing the freshman year of medical school called PCEM1, by the freshman year toward a Bach (...)
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High Economic and Environmental Performance for Large Scale Farming (Innovation News)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

INRA and five agricultural technical institutes of the large-scale farming networks (ARVALIS, CETIOM, ITB, ITL, and UNIP) [1] have to decided to roll out a bold long-term R et D program to develop production systems called 'High economic and Environment (...)
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A Collaborative Platform Serving the Visually Impaired (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

Four leading ophthalmologic specialists [1] created Ophta Biotech that brings together all the keys players in diagnostics, therapy, and ophthalmologic research, and works closely with patients' associations. The goal is to promote the emergence of p (...)
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Ter@tec 2009 Days (Event)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

On June 30 and July 1, 2009, this year's Ter@tec Days will be held at Ecole Supelec, in Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne département). The event is the meeting place for international experts in High Performance Digital Simulation. Its very first year (2006), (...)
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The Pradel Panel (Event)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

The Fifth Pradel Panel will be held at the Olivier de Serres - Le Pradel estate, in Mirabel, on September 17 and 18, 2009. The Pradel Panel was created in 2000 for the quadricentennial anniversary of the first edition of Olivier de Serre's work calle (...)
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BioSquare (Event)

Published on 4 March 2009 -

From March 9 to 11, the Eighth BioSquare International Business Convention will be held in Lyons. It will bring together the main industry operators in pharmacology and biotechnologies. The event is primarily an opportunity to meet a wide range of f (...)
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Arronax - The Promise of New Radionuclides for Medicine and Research (Special Feature)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

The Arronax cyclotron, which is set up at Saint-Herblain near Nantes, was inaugurated last November. It will soon be operational and produce radioactive elements, or radionuclides, mainly for the medical industry and research. Testing the one-of-a-ki (...)
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Award Goes to Bernard George for Long Career Dedicated to the Vertebral Artery (Special Feature)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

Every year the Nobel awarding Karolinska Institute of Stockholm, several days before the Nobel Ceremony, also gives the Olivecrona Prize to a neurosurgeon in recognition of the excellence of his or her contribution to the field. For the second time s (...)
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The Tenerrdis Cluster Clears the Way to Private Funding for Small Businesses and Industries (Cluster Update)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

Based in the Rhone-Alps Region, the Tenerrdis Competitive Cluster that develops new energy technologies counts 60% of small businesses and industries among its industrial members. Accordingly, Tenerrdis authorities have recently decided to roll out s (...)
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The Cancer-Bio-Health Cluster Launches a Private Investors' Club (Cluster Update)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

In a situation where the government wants to marshal private capital to fund competitive clusters and innovative businesses, Cancer-Bio-Santé (CBS, Cancer-Bio-Health), the competitive cluster bringing together two regions (Midi-Pyrénées and Limousin) (...)
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Strasbourg Equipped with a Top-Performing Transmission Electron Microscope (Innovation News)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

The electron microscopy platform of the Alsace Materials and Nanoscience Center headed by IPCMS [1] Director Marc Drillon brings together 14 research laboratories, 3 engineering schools, and 2 innovation and technology transfer centers. It now has th (...)
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Easier Identification of Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer (Innovation News)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

Five to ten percent of breast cancers occur in a setting of genetic predisposition linked to mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, for example. However, screening for mutations in these genes is time-consuming and difficult. However, hereditary bre (...)
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Promising Clinical Trial of a Vaccine Against Shigellosis (Innovation News)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

Every year, Shigellosis, or bacillary dysentery, caused by several serotypes of the bacterium Shigella, is to blame for hundreds of thousands of deaths - particularly of young children - in developing countries, according to the World Health Organiza (...)
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The Mechanism of Influenza Infection Unveiled (Live from the Labs)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

When the influenza virus, which kills several hundred thousand people every year around the world, infects a host cell, it produces many copies of itself that go on to attack even more cells. A viral enzyme called polymerase is key to this process. I (...)
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Nicotine Alone Does Not Trigger Addiction (Live from the Labs)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

This is what a CNRS and Collège de France research team [1] headed by INSERM Research Director Jean Pol Tassin has just proved. Whereas nicotine is usually regarded as the main component to blame for the addictive properties of tobacco, the researche (...)
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Cosmetic and Sensory - From Neuroscience to Marketing (Event)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

From June 24 to 26, 2009, Cosmetic Valley, the competitive cluster considered as the world's leading resource center for perfumes and cosmetics, is organizing the international Cosmetic and Sensory Congress in Tours. The Congress will be held over fi (...)
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The 11th Pacific Science Inter-congress and the Second Symposium on French Research in the Pacific (Event)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

From March 2 to 6, 2009, the largest scientific event every organized in French Polynesia will he held in Tahiti. The State and French Polynesia jointly with the Pacific Science Association (PSA) have decided that the Second Symposium on French Resea (...)
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Naval Meetings 2009 (Event)

Published on 16 February 2009 -

On March 4 and 5, 2009, the Congrès et Expositions de Bordeaux and Business Convention International (BCI) are organizing the first Naval Meetings, in Bordeaux. It is the first time in Europe that the naval and marine industries will have a dedicated (...)
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, a Model Nobel Laureate for Medicine (Special Report)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

Last December 10, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi received the 2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, in Stockholm. She shares the prize with Luc Montagnier for their discovery of the retrovirus to blame for AIDS, and with Harald (...)
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2008 CNRS Gold Medal Awarded to an Outstanding Geneticist (Special Report)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

CNRS Senior Researcher Jean Weissenbach's scientific career bears witness to the fact that he is an outstanding geneticist although this self-effacing man that Jean Bernard called "the Vasco de Gama of Science" may not think so. The sixty-two year-ol (...)
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Grape Juice with Greater Nutritional Value (Cluster Update)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

The participants in the Fijus-R@isol project are working on a range of grape juice with higher nutritional value (lower sugar content, rich in polyphenols, and controlled acidity) and on setting up a 'grape juice' network. The project, which was cert (...)
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Setup of Two French-Chinese International Associated Chemistry Laboratories (Innovation News)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

CNRS, Rennes 1 University and Zhengzhou University (Henan province) have created the International Associated Laboratory (LIA) called 'Functional Organophosphorus Materials (MOF). The LIA brings together the Rennes Chemical Science Laboratory and the (...)
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Truffle Farming - Industrialists Funding an Innovative Scientific Program (Innovation News)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

Two leading names in French food-processing, Delpeyrat, the creator of a wide range of products such as truffles, foies gras, confits, ready-made dishes and cured meats, and STEF-TFE, Europe's cold supply chain specialist for foodstuffs, from a simpl (...)
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A First in France - High Resolution World Map of Sea Surface Temperature (Innovation News)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

The Meteo-France (French Weather Bureau) Center for Space Meteorology (Lannion, Brittany) now offers just that. The high-resolution product based on the EUMETSAT METOP-A satellite observations is a first in France. The exceptional width of the instru (...)
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Setup of Three French-Japanese Research Facilities (Innovation News)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

The research facilities should consolidate scientific collaboration between the countries in computer science, robotics, and fluid mechanics. The first, the Japanese Robotics Laboratory (UMI JRL) brings together the CNRS and the National Institute o (...)
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Discovery of a Fundamental Mechanism in Plant Morphogenesis (Live from the Labs)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

One of the major themes of developmental biology is understanding how genetic regulation networks relate to the shape of multicellular organisms. Genes indirectly control tissue geometry by affecting the chemical and mechanical properties of individu (...)
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New MRI Technique Predicting CVA Development (Live from the Labs)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

There are as many people who become disabled following a CVA (cerebrovascular accident or stroke) as patients suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. So NEURiNFARCT, the new technique for the early prediction of the evolution of cerebral (...)
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Yearly Seminar of the Observatory for Micro- and NanoTechnologies (OMNT) (Event)

Published on 5 January 2009 -

On February 4, 2009, the yearly seminar of the Observatory for Micro- and NanoTechnologies (OMNT) - an event hailed by the micro- and nanotechnology community - will be held during Minatec, in Grenoble. The purpose will be to explain clearly the late (...)
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A Look at Tomorrow's European Astronomy (Special Report)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

Europe is today's leader in astronomy with the world's most successful optical observatory, the Very Large Telescope (VLT), and cutting edge-facilities ranging from radio astronomy on the ground to probes in space. However, if it is to maintain its p (...)
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Antimicrobial Plastics for Food Packaging (Special Report)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

Industry operators are mostly using cleaning and disinfecting to get rid of unwanted bacteria. However, the result of the long, unwieldy and costly procedures is not always very satisfactory. Not to mention that REACH and BIOCIDES (new regulations in (...)
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Modeling Ice Cream Production to Create New Products (Special Report)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

We all know and love ice cream, but do we know how it is made on an industrial scale? Although ice cream is a seemingly simple product, its fabrication involves a variety of complex hydrodynamic and thermal processes, with poorly known interactions a (...)
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Coopol - The French-Chinese Cooperation Program of the French Competitive Clusters with the Chinese Technological Parks (Cluster Update)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

Promoting innovation and synergy between academia, research centers and industry is a strategy shared by France through its competitive clusters and by China through its high-tech parks. So, an intergovernmental agreement was signed a year ago on Nov (...)
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CEA and Partners Take Hydrogen Storage a Step Further (Innovation News)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

Last June, European Commission experts and representatives from 40 European partners (industry operators and academics) belonging to the StorHy (French acronym for hydrogen storage system for automotive applications) project reported on 54 months of (...)
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A New Generation of Passive Hydrogen Masers for Atomic Clocks (Innovation News)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

SpectraTime, a member of the Orolia group, has just confirmed its position as strategic supplier on the onboard atomic clock market and as world leader in clock technologies for satellite navigation. Less than a month after receiving a 2.5 million-eu (...)
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Successful Airbus Flight Tests of the Continuous Descent Approach (Innovation News)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

CDA (Continuous Descent Approach) is a procedure whereby a plane descends from a fairly high altitude continuously without flying level. It also reduces plane noise, fuel burn and emissions (CO, HC, NOx). AURORA, a project implemented by Airbus, Scan (...)
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A New Source of Neurons in the Adult Brain Providing New Outlooks (Live from the Labs)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

In 2003, Pierre-Marie Lledo and his team at the Pasteur Institute (Perception and Memory Unit, CNRS URA 2182) radically changed central neurobiology dogma by discovering stem cells in the heart of the adult brain. The researchers demonstrated that ce (...)
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Bronchiolitis Vaccine Using Viral Nanoparticles (Live from the Labs)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) viruses that are to blame for 70% of human and bovine bronchiolitis are similar albeit distinct. The nucleocapsid protein, i.e., the protective shell of all the virus genes, or the nucleoprotein (N), is 94% homologou (...)
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Microscopy Techniques Optimized Thanks to a New Fluorescent Protein (Live from the Labs)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

Booming nanoscopy is a field in microscopy that allows samples to be imaged at spatial resolution to the order of a few dozen nanometers, considerably higher than the resolution provided by traditional optical microscopy. One nanoscopic technique use (...)
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Design Research Workshop (Event)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

On December 4 et 5, 2008, the fifth Design Research Workshops will be held at the Ecole Polytech, Tours University. "We have decided to pursue the pathways that were explored during the earlier workshops in Nîmes, Nancy, Bordeaux and Nantes, " explain (...)
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INRA's Third Crossroads for Agricultural Innovation (Event)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

The Carrefours de l'Innovation Agronomique (CIAg) (crossroads for agricultural innovation) are multiyear events serving to foster the transfer of research findings produced by INRA teams, by disseminating them to agricultural professionals. The Cross (...)
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Sixth BioVision Show (Event)

Published on 1 December 2008 -

Some 3,000 people from around the world are expected at the World Life Science Forum that will be held from 8 to 11 March 2009, in Lyons. Organized by the Scientific Foundation of Lyons and the Southeast, the sixth BioVision Show will be broken down (...)
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A Week Dedicated to Sound and the Challenges of Ecological Sound (Special Report)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

In 2004, Christian Hugonnet rose to this challenge by creating the "Week of Sound". This is because the sound engineer, with a background in acoustics, considered that sound - notwithstanding the fact that it crosscuts several fields - had too long b (...)
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Iceberg Detection via Satellites - An Experimental Tool by CLS (Special Report)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

Until now, Toulouse-based CLS that has been working successfully on environmental surveillance, the sustainable management of marine resources, and maritime safety for more than twenty years outfitted all the boats participating in the major world ra (...)
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Fighter Planes - Optimizing Data Display in Pilot's Helmet (Cluster Update)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

Fighter plane or helicopter pilots wear helmets with different built-in functions, including a display screen. This enables them to increase their reactivity and operational efficiency. So-called 'compliant' data, i.e., the data superposed on landsca (...)
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Does Sustainable Development Clear the Skies for Airships? (Cluster Update)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

Since its inception, Pégase, a competitive cluster working to develop the economic activity of the aeronautic and space industry in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region (PACA), has been looking closely at the 'airship' sector. A workshop was needed (...)
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'Eco-Innovations' Now Have an International University Chair (Education Outlook)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

It was officially created last December 3, at the Chateau de Versailles, with President of the Versailles Estate and sponsor of the initiative Jean-Jacques Aillagon attending. The new university chair called Generating Eco-Innovation is the outcome o (...)
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Group 4 Banking on Training Engineer-Managers (Education Outlook)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

Leopold Cohen and Laurent Michel are both forty year-old engineers from the business world. In 2004, they decided to bank on training engineer-managers by setting up Groupe 4 in partnership with a business network. Today the group has 5 Education Cen (...)
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The EMERTEC 4 Fund Banking on Sustainable Development and Mobility (Innovation News)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

A year ago in January 2008, Emertec Gestion launched Emertec 4. Since its 1999 creation by CDC Entreprises and CEA, the company, which manages different seed funds in new high-tech businesses, has created four funds, i.e., Emertec, Emertec 2, Emertec (...)
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Terahertz Cascade Laser - A Solution to Remedy their Lack of Directivity (Live from the Labs)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

So-called 'terahertz' waves, which lie in the far infrared red range between mid-infrared and microwaves, have the property of penetrating skin, clothing, paper, wood, cardboard or even plastic. These advantages offer numerous applications in medical (...)
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Underused Natural Dyes with Huge Potential (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

Patrick Brenac was at the Second International Symposium and Exhibition of Natural Dyes (ISEND2008) in Daegu, South Korea, last September. He heads a small Rochefort based business with the evocative name Couleurs de Plantes (or plant colors). At the (...)
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Satellites (Recommended Reading)

Published on 15 November 2008 -

What would we do today without the extraordinary platforms called "satellites", a word brought to us by the great astronomer Johannes Kepler in 1610, to qualify the celestial bodies gravitating in orbit around a planet? Once in orbit, so-called 'arti (...)
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Trailblazing Women Holding the Key to Engineering Future (Special Feature)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

The ICWES, the Fourteenth International Conference of Women Engineers et Scientists was held in Lille, from July 15 to 18, 2008. After the 2005 ICWES in Seoul and pending the 2011 ICWES in Adelaide, Lille is the first French city to host the event sin (...)
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METSA - Increasing Electronic Microscopy Availability (Special Feature)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

Next November 20, the UltraSTEM scanning transmission electron microscope, a unique instrument in France, will be inaugurated at the Laboratory of Solid State Physics (LPS), Paris-Sud Orsay University. During the event, the national platform called M (...)
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Active Packaging for the Food-processing Industry (Cluster Update)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

This is the goal of EMAC, a project that has been co-certified by three competitive clusters (Vitagora, Plastipolis and Industries et Agro-Ressources) and retained by the Sixth Call for projects of the Fonds Unique Interministériel (FUI, government a (...)
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A Unique Master's Degree in Equine Science and Management (Education Outlook)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

Propelling equine research in Basse-Normandie to world class status is the goal of the "Equine Network" competitive cluster. It has set the same objective for education, an area where only technical training courses have been available, until now. Th (...)
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Total Inaugurates Pilot Plant Producing Methanol Based Plastics (Innovation News)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

Today's oil and natural gas derivatives, naphtha or ethane, are used to produce olefins, which are subsequently converted into polyolefin, the raw material for plastics. To diversify the source of plastic feedstock, Total has just cleared the way for (...)
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Curie Institute Opens the Center of Developmental Biology and Cancer (Innovation News)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

Inaugurated last October 13, the international research center marks a new stage of the Curie Institute's scientific and medical policy, underscored by a 16% growth in research activity. A staff of one hundred with recruitment ongoing has been broken (...)
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More than 40% of New CNRS Patents Already Commercialized (Innovation News)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

This is a very positive result for the optimization of French public research From July 1, 2007 to 30 June 2008 , the CNRS published 284 patents, as owner or co-owner, of which 116, or 41%, have already been commercialized. They should be added to th (...)
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A Unique Animal House for Studying Prion Diseases et Emerging Diseases (Spotlight on the Regions)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

In France, INPREST (French acronym for enclosed national facility for communicable spongiform encephalopathy research) is a unique enclosed animal house for the study of prion diseases and emerging diseases, which was inaugurated last July. The 4,120 (...)
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Sixth Week of Sound (Event)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

The Sixth Week of Sound will be held in Paris from January 13 to 17, 2009, and tour the regions from January 21 to 25, 2009. The next Show will feature even more events and meetings and visit numerous towns since 24 cities are on the agenda. The Week (...)
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Ninth Science et Timber Industry Conference (Event)

Published on 5 November 2008 -

Next November 20 and 21, the Ninth Science and Timber Industry Conference will be held in Bordeaux. Organized by the Association for Research on Forestry Production and Wood in the Aquitaine Region (ARBORA), the purpose of the Conference is to report (...)
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