Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) - Landmark donation from alumnus Dr. Victor Phillip Dahdaleh will accelerate advances in global health using genomic medicine to inform patient diagnosis and care A landmark donation to support McGill University's renowned genomics research and education programs from UK-based alumnus and ...
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London, UK (ots) - Leading independent Medical Communications company, AS&K Group, has undergone a rebrand, changing its name to Scientific Group. The move comes a year after the Group celebrated its 25th anniversary and acts to bring its three entities - AS&K Communications, The Corpus and Remedica Communications - ...
Istanbul (ots/PRNewswire) - Koç Holding Board Member İpek Kıraç says now is the time for leaders and institutions to take bold action on gender inequality. "The most significant indicator for leaders and institutions in tackling gender inequality should be to set targets and to be determined to accomplish them," Kıraç commented during the UN Women panel "A Year of Action: Building more equal and inclusive digital ...
Istanbul (ots/PRNewswire) - Koç Holding Board Member İpek Kıraç says now is the time for leaders and institutions to take bold action on gender inequality. "The most significant indicator for leaders and institutions in tackling gender inequality should be to set targets and to be determined to accomplish them," Kıraç commented during the UN Women panel "A Year of Action: Building more equal and inclusive digital ...
The LEGO Foundation and Big Change
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - New digital platform supporting young people's participation in global conversations about the future of education launched by Big Change in partnership with the LEGO Foundation. 'The Big Education Conversation' was launched at the United Nation's Transforming Education Summit in New York. The platform, www.bigeducationconversation.org, has ...
Prague (ots/PRNewswire) - Between 7th and 9th September, the fourth ORBIS School was held in Prague. The event was co-hosted by Zentiva in close collaboration with the German company Physiolution and the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague. Many various lectures and workshops were held during these ...
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European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Paris (ots) - At ESMO 2022, 9-13 September, Paris, France, the premier cancer congress in Europe, which has gathered 28k participants from 167 countries, many discussions will be around sustainability, prevention and novel approaches which could soon become a reality in the clinic. - Late-breaking results elucidate ...
Les Roches Global Hospitality Education
Marbella, Spain (ots/PRNewswire) - As part of its commitment to the development of sustainable tourism, Les Roches, an Affiliate Member of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) since 2017, has signed an agreement that reaffirms the willingness of both parties to continue their collaboration in fundamental areas ...
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Bern (ots) - During the coronavirus pandemic, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) supported a total of 114 Covid-19 research projects, for which it used funding of over CHF 45 million. In the National Research Programme "Covid-19" (NRP 78), around 200 researchers are working in 28 projects with a total budget of CHF 20 million. Another research programme on Covid-19 is about to start. It was the first time the ...
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Bern (ots) - Sustainable electronic components can be made from wood with the help of a novel process that uses a laser to engrave electrically conductive structures on veneers. Non-biodegradable electronic waste continues to accumulate year after year. For that reason, making electronic components at least partly from a natural raw material like wood seems an obvious ...
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ZŰRICH (ots/PRNewswire) - Teralytics, the global platform for human mobility analysis, today announced it has acquired the Streetlytics mobility data business from Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company. Streetlytics' team of mobility data analytics experts, led by industry ...
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Bern (ots) - Johanna Jacobi is Assistant Professor for Agroecological Transitions at ETH Zurich. Through her scientific work, she aims to bring us closer to ecology. A discussion. "I've always been fascinated by plants and insects. When I was little, I collected lots of things. Sometimes I'd let my spiders out onto the kitchen table. My parents weren't too pleased," she smiles. It's hardly surprising that Johanna Jacobi, ...
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Bern (ots) - Pubescent oak trees thrive even at higher temperatures, in part because they are active earlier in the year. Researchers supported by the SNSF put the trees of the future to the test. As trees grow, they absorb ever greater amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. Consequently, the health of trees both determines climate and is determined by it. During ...
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Bern (ots) - In the common eye disease retinitis pigmentosa, the rods and cones of the retina slowly die. Single cell analysis provides insights into the onset of this process. First night blindness and tunnel vision, then the loss of contrast and colour and, in the worst case, total blindness: this is the typical course of retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary disease of ...
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Bern (ots) - Last year, the SNSF selected around 1800 research projects for funding. It also launched new funding measures because Swiss researchers are not able to participate in important areas of the Horizon Europe programme. Expanding knowledge and solving problems. That is what thousands of SNSF-funded research teams do at Swiss universities and other higher education institutions. Their curiosity and their ...
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Bern (ots) - People 5000 years ago were already skilled builders and probably lived in the same place for generations - an old burial site reveals Stone Age secrets. A Neolithic grave discovered in 2012 near Oberbipp (BE) has turned out to be a real treasure trove for science. After ten years, a multidisciplinary research team co-funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation has published the last study on this subject ...
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Bern (ots) - The SNSF Scientific Image Competition casts an unconventional light on research conducted in Switzerland. The jury for the 2022 edition has recognized 14 works that provoke, amaze and often amuse. The winning images will be exhibited at the Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography in May 2022. A virtual rendering of a historic building, the dance of neurons, a floating saucer and decomposing cadavers are just some ...
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Bern (ots) - A team of researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation has developed a mathematical model that anticipates flu peaks in hospitals based on weather data. When too many people fall ill at the same time, hospitals run the risk of congestion, as the Covid-19 pandemic showed to a certain extent. The flu virus can cause the same problems. A team of researchers supported by the Swiss National ...
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Bern (ots) - Artificial intelligence helps to detect burnout. Researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation have developed a promising technique based on automatic analysis of text data. Burnout refers to a state of profound physical and mental exhaustion. It is difficult to detect because its symptoms can overlap with those of depression and anxiety. But artificial intelligence may hold the key to better ...
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Bern (ots) - A new tool makes it possible to model the escaping atmosphere on exoplanets without overbooked space telescopes. All planets lose their atmosphere. Each day, around 90 tonnes of hydrogen and helium escape from Earth in the direction of space - but don't panic; at this rate, we've still got enough to last another 150 billion years. Our neighbour Mars is in a less enviable position. Today, its atmosphere is one ...
Cambridge, England (ots/PRNewswire) - CAMBRIDGE, England, March 25, 2022 Abcam (AIM:ABC); (NASDAQ:ABCM), today announced that it has received six recognitions from CiteAb at their annual industry awards, the highest of any participant evaluated this year. This record number of acknowledgments follows a year of substantial investment for Abcam to enable life sciences researchers from academia and industry to advance ...
Cambridge, England (ots/PRNewswire) - CAMBRIDGE, England, March 25, 2022 Abcam (AIM:ABC); (NASDAQ:ABCM), today announced that it has received six recognitions from CiteAb at their annual industry awards, the highest of any participant evaluated this year. This record number of acknowledgments follows a year of substantial investment for Abcam to enable life sciences researchers from academia and industry to advance ...
New York and London (ots/PRNewswire) - Lumanity brings together a diverse collection of expert perspectives to uncover innovative yet pragmatic approaches to address the diverse and complex set of challenges associated with bringing medical advances to patients Today marks the launch of Lumanity, a company dedicated ...
Utrecht, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - The agreement covers exclusive localizations in Portuguese and German, allowing both parties to expand Lean Six Sigma to key markets. EXIN, an independent examination institute focusing on competencies required in the digital world, is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Lean Six Sigma Academy (LSSA). Together the two ...