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- Open access to research publications reaching "tipping point"
The global shift towards making research findings available free of charge for readers-so-called 'open access'-was confirmed today in a study funded by the European Commission. This new research su... - Artificial insect eyes developed
Scientists in Switzerland, Germany, and France explored how the insect eye works and designed and built the first fully-functional miniature curved artificial compound eyes. The "CURVACE" project r... - Cumulative Assessment Group Methodology for Pesticides
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has developed a new approach for grouping pesticides that paves the way for the implementation of cumulative risk assessment - a sophisticated technique to... - REACH review supports ECHA's strategic objectives
The REACH review, published by the European Commission, reports on the regulation's effect and the recommendations to reinforce ECHA's long term strategic objectives. ECHA welcomes and looks forwar...
- Nanoparticle Test Handbook sets the standards
A new handbook has been published under Empa leadership which aims to unify European standards in nanoparticle research. It contains detailed regulations for the manufacture and analysis of specifi... - BAM facilitates water quality monitoring
The European Commission extends the list of substances to be monitored for water conservation by 15. In addition to industrial chemicals, biocides and pesticides, pharmaceuticals are listed for the... - Substance evaluation starts under REACH: The first list of substances published
The first Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) contains 90 substances that the Member States will evaluate under the substance evaluation process of the REACH Regulation. These substances are eval... - "Instruct" launch signals new opportunities for European science
Breakthroughs in biomedical science are a step closer today, with the launch of a new distributed research infrastructure for the science of structural biology. The launch of 'Instruct' will give a...
- Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Dionex by Thermo Fisher
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Dionex Corporation by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., two-US based suppliers of the research sector. Af... - Eurofins pioneers Allergen multi-screening in a single analysis
Eurofins has developed a methodology that allows direct detection of proteins from allergenic compounds in a single analysis using mass spectrometry (MS). Consistent with its mission of being at th...
- New Commission research facility will contribute to reliable measurements and testing throughout Europe
Better healthcare, safer food and environmental protection are just some of the ways in which accurate measurements enhance our quality of life. On 23 November, a new scientific facility to develop... - BIOTECON Diagnostics successfully finishes MicroVal certification
BIOTECON Diagnostics, one of the leading developers of rapid micro methods for the food industry, is the first company that has successfully MicroVal validated a real-time PCR system. Both of BIOTE... - Chemical cocktail affects humans and the environment
Throughout our lives we are exposed to an enormous range of man-made chemicals, from food, water, medicines, cosmetics, clothes, shoes and the air we breathe. At the request of the EU, researchers ... - Accredited Analysis Laboratory for Micro and Nanotechnology at Fraunhofer IISB
The Analysis Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB in Erlangen was accredited by the 'Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akkr... - Agilent Technologies' Acquisition of Varian, Inc. Cleared by European Commission
Agilent Technologies and Varian announced that they have been granted conditional antitrust clearance from the European Commission for Agilent's proposed acquisition of Varian. As part of the Europ...
- Contaminated sunflower oil: testing labs measure up
Following the discovery of contaminated sunflower oil imported from Ukraine (April 2008), the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has tested 55 analytical laboratories from 17 EU Memb...
- New Rules on Pesticide Residues in Food
Consumers are exposed to pesticides because small amounts of pesticide residues can be found on harvested crops. It is necessary to ensure that such residues should not be found in food or feed at ...
- New measurement standard will raise quality of GMO testing
The JRC Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements works continuously to improve both reliability and comparability of laboratory testing results. It has now introduced a new set of referen... - Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Sale of Genevac
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its Genevac business, a manufacturer of vacuum concentrators, to private equity firm Riverlake Equity Partners, LP. Riverla...
- EMEA launches EudraPharm - the European medicines database
The European Medicines Agency has launched a new public database designed to facilitate access to information about medicines available in the European Union.The database, called EudraPharm, is a l... - Merger of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific Completed
Thermo Electron Corporation and Fisher Scientific International Inc. today announced that the merger of the two companies has been completed, creating Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leade...