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Animal Testing and Alternative Methods: New insights into an old concept, the 3R’s
The Walcopa members of Liège have written a position paper on animal testing and alternative methods that adopts VPHi position on the topic.
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Interview with the VPHi Student member Ilaria Stura: "Math Algorithm Helps Predict Recurrence of Prostate Cancer"
A great example of what personalized medicine could do!
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"In Silico- turning Big Data into Personalized Medicine"
On 11 October 2016, MEP Nicola Caputo (S&D, Italy) and Sean Kelly (EEP, Ireland) hosted the launch event of the Avicenna Alliance in the European Parliament in Brussels, which was moderated by Alison Abbott from Nature Magazine.
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Research Strategies: Europe 2030 and the next Framework Programme- event report
On Wednesday 12 October a conference organized by Science|Business debated future research strategies and discussed the next framework programme (FP9) to replace Horizon 2020 (H2020). Several panels and workshops identified research and policy priorities for the future framework.
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EU to propose EU-wide tax breaks on R&D
On 25 October 2016, the European Commission has proposed to put in place pan-European incentives for research and development across Europe, as part of a broader package of corporate tax reforms.
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Science advisers need to explain the evidence according to EU research Commissioner
During a conference on science advice, entitled "Science and Policy Making: towards a new dialogue" on 29 and 30 September, the Commissioner for Science, Research and Innovation Carlos Moedas, stated that people no longer take science advice on trust, and science advisers need to provide evidence for their recommendations.
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