FP7 Service on CORDIS: The entry point to the new €54 billion EU research funding
14th December 2006

The official information service for participation in the new Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) takes off today on CORDIS, the online Community Research and Development Information Service read more

CORDIS: Bringing ICT Benefits to the Market
09 November 2006

The EU online service CORDIS, in conjunction with IST Results, organises a workshop at the IST 2006 event in Helsinki on the theme of disseminating European Research results read more

Press dossier

European Research Infrastructures – 35 projects identified
19 October 2006

The ESFRI roadmap (see IP/06/1431) identifies 35 large-scale infrastructure projects at various stages of development. This Memo gives brief details of the projects concerned. read more

EU Forum unveils strategic roadmap for European Research infrastructures
19 October 2006

Today the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) presented the first ever European Roadmap for Research infrastructures. read more

€28.3 million for new research into avian and pandemic influenza
17 October 2006

The European Commission is today announcing €28.3 million of new projects into avian and pandemic influenza. 17 projects were selected after a special call for proposals under the EU’s Sixth Research Framework Programme. read more

Facilitating SMEs’ access to EU programmes
11 October 2006

Increasing the participation of small and medium-sized companies in EU-funded programmes was the topic of a SME stakeholder conference held today in Brussels. read more

Brains are set to gain with FP7, says Potocnik
10 October 2006

European Commissioner for Science and Research Janez Potocnik highlighted some of the ways in which the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) will increase the career opportunities and mobility of researchers in Europe and retain the best brains, while on a visit to Zagreb, Croatia, on 9 October. read more

European Science and Research Commissioner visits Croatia and Serbia
9 October 2006

Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research, will today start a two day visit to Croatia and Serbia. The European Commission is co-organising with the two countries a workshop commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla, inventor, physicist and engineer, whose work formed the basis of modern electric power systems. read more

Ten priority actions to achieve a broad-based innovation strategy for the European Union
13 September 2006

The aim of the Communication is to present “a broad based innovation strategy for Europe that translates investments in knowledge into innovative products and services”. The Communication proposes a 10 point programme for immediate action to make the business environment more innovation-friendly. In the following the aims and expected results of these 10 actions are described. read more

Stem cell compromise allows approval of FP7 by Council
25 July 2006

The remaining obstacles in the way of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) were swept aside on 24 July when ministers found agreement on funding for stem cell research and nuclear research. The decision clears the way for a second Parliament reading of the FP7 proposals in the autumn, and the timely launch of the programme on 1 January 2007. read more

ERA-LINK - Connecting European researchers across the Atlantic
15 July 2006

The European Commission will demonstrate its ERA-Link initiative at ESOF2006. ERA-Link is a network of European researchers abroad. It provides its members with information on career and funding opportunities in Europe, as well as enabling them to develop contacts amongst themselves and with researchers in Europe. read more

The Publications Office of the European Union presents CORDIS at ESOF2006
15 July 2006

CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service, will be in the spotlight when the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities attends the Euroscience Open Forum, ESOF 2006, taking place in Munich, Germany, from 15 to 19 July. read more

Nanotech projects on display at ESOF
11 July 2006

Demonstrations of various EU-funded nanotechnology projects will take place in the EU exhibition area at the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF), in Munich, Germany, on 17 and 18 July. read more

Finland to prioritise FP7 agreement and boosting innovation during Presidency
26 June 2006

Finland has announced its priorities for research and innovation during its Presidency of the EU, to start on 1 July: concluding negotiations on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7); and developing a broad-based innovation policy. read more

Commissioner Potocnik meets European researchers in the US
12 June 2006

During an official visit to the US from 7 to 9 June, European Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik addressed a gathering of more than 300 European researchers in Washington DC, organised by ERA-link, a major network of European Researchers, scientists and scholars in the US. read more

CORDIS can help build ERA, say MEPs
20 April 2006

CORDIS could support European research in three principal ways, according to Jerzy Buzek, MEP and rapporteur on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for the European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee. read more

How to Communicate Scientific Achievements to the Business Community?
01 March 2006

Scientists and entrepreneurs are often seen to inhabit two separate worlds, but in the knowledge economy, they increasingly need each other. Bringing them together can be a challenge for policy-makers, a profitable business and a profession of its own. read more

EU research and training in reactor systems, Luxembourg
01 March 2006

A conference on EU research and training in reactor systems, 'FISA 2006', will take place in Luxembourg, from 13 to 16 March. read more

EU-funded Research on Pandemic and Avian Influenza
7 February 2006

The European Commission is today holding a media briefing to present current EU-funded research on pandemic and avian influenza. During thematic briefings in research facilities in Belgium, leading European scientists will demonstrate research activities in the field of vaccines and antivirals for avian and human influenza. European researchers will also present some influenza projects which have already produced significant results. read more

Research and Innovation News and Highlights from the Austrian Presidency
3 January 2006

The European Union’s research and innovation portal CORDIS launched today a new service that will enable users to follow the Austrian Presidency's initiatives and activities for advancing the decisions on the Union’s research budget, the Seventh Framework Programme, and for enhancing the EU’s innovation and competitiveness. read more