GB – Italian ambassador opens innovative hospital unit
Ambassador of Italy to London Pasquale Terracciano opened an innovative medical laboratory at the hospital in Leicester that will make possible greater precision in the administration of pharmaceuticals and large savings for that National Health Service facility. The laboratory is the fruit of collaboration between the Service and the Italian firm Ingegneria Biomedica Santa Lucia […]
Read moreEconomic Diplomacy: Farnesina boosts support for research centres and universities reaching abroad
The Farnesina has boosted its support for research centres, universities and polytechnic institutes seeking to develop internationally, thanks to its RISeT (science and technology information network) http://riset.esteri.it. The network allows access to information on research and innovation from a network of science attachés, embassies and consulates, Italian research associations abroad and international centres headquartered in […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Israel: Competition for technological cooperation with Italy now open
Israel: Competition for technological cooperation with Italy now open The Italian Foreign Ministry and the Israel-Europe R&D Directorate (ISERD) are seeking eligible projects for the funding envisaged by the Italy-Israel technological cooperation agreement. The projects approved could receive funding of up to 50% of documented research and development (R&D) costs. A wide range of sectors […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Mario Giro meets Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast
Under-Secretary Mario Giro met Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast, today 21 January 2015. Minister Fast is in Rome before heading to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Topics for today’s meeting included growing economic and commercial relations; common interests in the field of science, technology and energy; and the prospects and opportunities […]
Read moreIncontro del Sottosegretario Mario Giro con il Ministro per il Commercio Internazionale del Canada, Edward Fast
Il Sottosegretario Mario Giro ha incontrato oggi il Ministro per il Commercio Internazionale del Canada Edward Fast, in visita a Roma prima di proseguire per il meeting annuale del World Economic Forum di Davos. Tema dell’incontro il crescente interscambio economico e commerciale, i comuni interessi nel campo della scienza, della tecnologia e dell’energia, le prospettive […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Mario Giro meets Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast
Under-Secretary Mario Giro met Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast, today 21 January 2015. Minister Fast is in Rome before heading to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Topics for today’s meeting included growing economic and commercial relations; common interests in the field of science, technology and energy; and the prospects and opportunities […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – France: Thales Alenia Space to build oceanography satellite
France: Thales Alenia Space to build oceanography satellite Thales Alenia Space has been selected by French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) to build the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) oceanography satellite. The French-led project will be a joint venture between Finmeccanica and Thales. Produced in collaboration with U.S. space agency NASA’s Jet […]
Read moreCile – Europa costruisce il piu’ grande telescopio del mondo (in translation)
Il consiglio dello European southern observatory (Eso) ha dato il via libera alla costruzione dello European extremely large telescope (E-Elt), il piu’ grande telescopio ottico del mondo. Lo strumento avra’ 39 metri di apertura e sara’ il piu’ grande “occhio del mondo rivolto al cielo”. La costruzione avverra’ sul Cerro Armazones, nel deserto cileno di […]
Read moreResearch and Innovation – Latest COTEC Report presented at the Farnesina
The “2014 Report on Innovation” by the COTEC Foundation for the improvement of the technological competitiveness of Italy, Spain and Portugal, was presented at the Farnesina. Participants included Director General for Country Promotion Andrea Meloni, President of the Italian COTEC Foundation and the CNR Luigi Nicolais, Directors of the COTEC Foundations of Spain and Portugal […]
Read moreItaly-Japan – Collaboration on earthquake studies
The National Physics Institute (INFN) and National Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Earthquake Research (ERI) in the margins of the Muographer2014 workshop held at the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo. Participants in the signing included Italian ambassador to Tokyo Domenico Giorgi and Ambassador […]
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