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European Commission to Simplify the Procedures for Taking Part in EU-funded Research Projects

The overall aim is to make participation transparent and attractive to the best researchers and innovative companies in Europe and beyond. Ensuring European research realises its full potential is crucial to the EU's Europe 2020 Strategy, given the need to consolidate economic recovery and develop new sources of growth and jobs to replace those lost in the crisis.

EU Invests €500 Million in Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Developing intelligent artificial hands for hand amputees, neural devices to help people suffering from vertigo, dizziness and other vestibular disorders and the possibility to see how your brain responds while learning are a few examples of European research carried out in the area of future and emerging information and communication technologies (FET) that were presented in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Call for Book Chapters: Digital Homecare - Successes And Failures

Digital Homecare, as defined in the first ICMCC book on the subject, is "a collection of services to deliver, maintain and improve care in the home environment using the latest ICT technology and devices", covering aspects like assistive technology, telemedicine, mhealth, rehabilitation, aimed at elderly, chronic patients and/or handicapped people with the objective of improving efficiency and quality of care and life.

Second Call for NoE Exemplar Projects

The VPH NoE has opened the call for NoE Exemplar Projects. This call is reserved to core and general members of the NoE. However, it is possible to apply for membership at the same time as the submission of the Exemplar Project proposal.

Cloud Technology to Combat Cancer

Cloud services provided over grid technology are helping to treat cancer patients, thanks to an enormous effort by European researchers working closely with industry. Cancer is Europe's second largest killer and one of the most difficult diseases to treat.

Biomedical Research Infrastructure Goes Global

Six institutions from Canada, the Czech Republic, Austria, France and Italy have now become official partners of the Infrafrontier consortium. With the participation of Canada, the consortium will be extended beyond Europe. The aim is to create a multinational research infrastructure for the phenotyping and archiving of mouse models of human diseases.

European Institute Dedicated to the Virtual Physiological Human

The STEP VPH Research roadmap suggested the possibility to establish a European Institute entirely dedicated to the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH). This initiative has been re- proposed and expanded in the recent "Vision & Strategy" document of the VPH NoE, and has recently been exposed to the judgement of the community at large through the launch of a petition.

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European Commission to Simplify the Procedures for Taking Part in EU-funded Research Projects

EU Invests €500 Million in Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Call for Book Chapters: Digital Homecare - Successes And Failures

Second Call for NoE Exemplar Projects

Cloud Technology to Combat Cancer

Biomedical Research Infrastructure Goes Global

European Institute Dedicated to the Virtual Physiological Human

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