Innovating life sciences in the fourth industrial revolution: Embrace, build, grow. Read on: https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/life-sciences-and-healthcare/articles/global-life-sciences-sector-outlook.html
NearUS will establish the Network of Centres of European Research and Innovation as central contact point for support to EU research and innovation actors (start ups, SMEs, universities) seeking collaboration with and in the US. Read on https://ebn.eu/sharedResources/projects/NEARUS_summary.pdf https://ebn.eu/index.php?lnk=REZ1OWY0NDNuY1o4S0xBd0tCLzBCLzd5alcreGRQUHZ1d0F4b0JodWNRdz0=
CSIRO is offering international Postdoctoral Fellowship in Microbial/Viral Genomics to study in Australia. Scholarship Description: • Applications Deadline: July 15, 2018 • Course Level: Fellowship for Postdoctoral programme • Study Subject: Fellowship is awarded in Microbial/Viral Genomics • Scholarship Award: Fellowship of AU$80K – AU$91K plus up to 15.4% superannuation • Nationality: International students’ are eligible to apply • Scholarship can be taken in Australia Eligibility for the Scholarship: Eligible Countries: International students’ are eligible to apply for this fellowship. Entrance Requirements: • A doctorate (or will shortly satisfy the requirements of a PhD) in a relevant discipline area, such as viral/microbial genomics.…
Funding is harder to find in general, and the current approach favors low-risk research and proposals by older scientists and white men. — Read on mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/upshot/why-the-medical-research-grant-system-could-be-costing-us-great-ideas.html
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR ERC ADVANCED GRANT Call identifier: ERC-2018-ADG Publication date: 17 May 2018 Advanced Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements. Applicant Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal. Size of ERC Advanced Grants Advanced Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 2 500 000 for a period of 5 years. The maximum award is reduced pro rata temporis for projects of a shorter…
New steps in Horizon 2020 Current LERU activities for Horizon Programme are published. Read on: https://www.leru.org/news/universities-united-for-the-best-horizon-europe
New Horizon trends and perspectives. Science Europe commented the new Horizon Programme for 2021-2027 in the document Science Europe reaction. The new pillars of the Programm were described and compared with the Horizon Programm 2020. Read on: www.scienceeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/20180608-SE_Horizon_Europe_Reaction.pdf
Brigham and Women's to apply deep learning to medical records and images Hospitals say the AI method is in use today automating things humans do well but don't have the time for – and there's much more to come. Read on: www.healthcareitnews.com/news/mass-general-brigham-and-womens-apply-deep-learning-medical-records-and-images
Call for proposals under the Federal Government’s Strategy for the Internationalization of Education, Science and Research Funding programme for the “Integration of the Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Region in the European Research Area” (Bridge2ERA) Next deadline June 30. Read on: https://www.bmbf.de/files_anncmnt/EN_B2E_Call_for_proposals_BMBF.pdf
