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Enterprise Zones in the UK – How can your business benefit from it?

Enterprise Zones are the latest government incentive to get businesses growing. Within the Enterprise Zone you can get superfast broadband, lower rates & taxes, and low levels of regulation & planning controls. That can only be a good thing – … Continue reading

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European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) – Research for the benefits of SMEs (R4S) Deadline

Research for the benefit of SMEs is a thematic area of research within the Capacities programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Financial assistance is available for strengthening the innovation capacity of European SMEs and their contribution to the development … Continue reading

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Framework Programme 8 (FP8) has a new name – Horizon 2020

The new and upcoming European Commission Framework Programme 8 (FP8) has been given a new name: Horizon 2020. Following the “You name it” competition, commissioner Geogeghan-Quinn has announced today the new name for the future EU funding programme for research and … Continue reading

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Framework Programme 7 (FP7) – More funding on the way…

Research is set to remain high on the EU’s political agenda as Research, Innovation and Science Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn announces the release of nearly EUR 7 billion for stimulating European innovation through research funding. As the biggest ever European Commission … Continue reading

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Framework Programme 8 (FP8) Budget of €140 billion

The Commission is currently wading through more than 2,000 responses to its proposals for the next Framework R&D programme, due to run from 2014 – 2020. With a proposed budget of at least €140 billionthere is much to fight for… … Continue reading

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Framework Programme 7 (FP7) – Innovative Medicine Initiative

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is Europe’s largest public-private initiative aiming to speed up the development of better and safer medicines for patients. IMI supports collaborative research projects and builds networks of industrial and academic experts in order to boost … Continue reading

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Third International Workshop on Semantic Web Information Management, Athens, Greece

The Third International Workshop on Semantic Web Information Management will be held from 12 to 16 June 2011 in Athens, Greece. As the internet grows, it is becoming increasingly complex for humans to efficiently find and exploit the information. To … Continue reading

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FP7 Funding – Objective ICT-2011 9.6: FET Proactive: Unconventional Computation (UCOMP)

 Open promotes the exploration of radically new ideas and trends for future research and innovation and provides sustained support to emerging areas that require long-term fundamental research. FET-Open welcomes submission of proposal ideas for long-term visionary research related to ICT, … Continue reading

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FP7 Funding – New ERC Initiative

Innovation is high on the EU agenda, and the European Research Council (ERC) is helping secure this target by introducing a new funding initiative called ‘Proof of Concept’. Under this new initiative, funded under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), researchers … Continue reading

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Can US companies apply for European Commission Funding (FP7)?

What types of projects receive funding? The European Union provides substantial funds to help EU Member States comply with strict EU environmental regulations, improve communications and transportation, Information Communication Technologies (ICT), improve public administration, and promote economic convergence. If your … Continue reading

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