Tag: Europe
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Simulation Software Helps Optimize Utility Transport Grids
Software developed by Fraunhofer Institute mathematicians and engineers can simulate the workings of utility grids and thus help managers of these facilities plan and operate their critical networks. Researchers from Fraunhofer’s Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing in Augustin, Germany will exhibit the software at the Hannover Messe technology trade show in Germany, 23-27 April.…
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Study Urges Deep Cut in Forage Fish Catch
A task force of 13 environmental and marine researchers from North America, Australia, Europe, and South Africa recommends reducing the global catch of herring, anchovy, and other forage fish to maintain the ocean ecosystem and sustain supplies of larger commercial species. A report from the Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force, based at Stony Brook University…
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Robotic Hand Demonstrates Firm Grip and Gentle Touch
An engineering team at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany has built a robotic hand with the ability to firmly grasp sturdy objects like bottles, yet with enough sensitivity to hold an egg (pictured right). The Saarland researchers collaborated with colleagues in Bologna and Naples, Italy as part of the EU-funded DEXMART project, an acronym for…
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BASF to Boost R&D Spending, Staffing
The global chemical company BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany says it plans to increase its research and development spending to €1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) in 2012, and align its R&D programs more closely with high-growth business fields. The company also announced plans to increase its research staff, particularly in Asia and the Americas. The €1.7 billion…
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Cisco Systems Unveils R&D Collaboration Plans in Russia
Cisco Systems in San Jose, California revealed plans for new collaborations in Russia’s Skolkovo project, the country’s scheme to develop a technology and innovation center outside Moscow. The strategy unveiled today is part of a larger initiative with Russia announced by Cisco in 2010. The Skolkovo project is Russia’s attempt to build a technology and…
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European Project to Develop More Satisfying Food
A European consortium of universities and companies plans to develop food with a greater ability to satisfy the desire for food, to control appetite and combat obesity. The SATiety INnovation (SATIN) project brings together 18 academic and industrial partners from nine European countries including research institutes and companies in the food and retail industry. SATIN…
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European Patent Office Filings, Awards Gain in 2011
The European Patent Office, based in Munich, says the number of patent applications and awards increased in 2011, with applications from Asia now making up about a third of the total. The largest single technical field among applications was medical technology, which had almost as many filings in 2011 as pharmaceuticals and biotechnology combined. EPO…
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Trial to Test Bacteria Elimination on Aspirin Tolerance
A clinical trial led by University of Nottingham in the U.K. will test the effect of removing a common stomach bacteria on making aspirin safer for some patients. The Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial (HEAT) will also involve academics from Durham, Southampton, Oxford, and Birmingham universities. The trial will investigate if removing the bacterium Helicobacter pylori…
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Private Equity Company Founds $50M Biologics Start-Up
Celtic Therapeutics, a private equity company in the U.S. and Europe, has started a new company to bring to market therapies based on antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) that bind to and kill cells with the targeted properties. The new company, known as ADC Therapeutics and based in Lausanne, Switzerland will have an initial investment of…
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Nissan, College Establish U.K. Electric Vehicle R&D Center
Nissan Motors and Gateshead College have unveiled plans for an academic center for research on electric vehicle technologies on the college’s campus in northeast England. Nissan is the maker of the plug-in electric Leaf to be produced at a plant in nearby Sunderland. The Zero Emission Centre of Excellence (ZECE), as the joint project is…