IPTS publishes special issue on standardisation and R&D
Standardisation and R&D is the focus of the latest issue of 'The IPTS Report' published by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC). It includes a series of detailed articles discussing research and experience on the following topics: - Linking research and development to standardisation: getting more from the results of industrial research; - In support of standardisation: the new dedicated call approach; - New trends in measurement standards and their impact on research and development; - Promoting equal accessibility of genetic testing services of high quality in the European Union through the development of European standards; - Innovation and standardisation; - Analytical methods and reference materials in standardisation; - Research in structural mechanics in support of standardisation; - Industry consortia and the changing roles of standards, bodies and regulators.