The Innovation Platform Issue 01 | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:07:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Why we need marketing restrictions on unhealthy food for children /why-we-need-marketing-restrictions-on-unhealthy-food-for-children/5134/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-we-need-marketing-restrictions-on-unhealthy-food-for-children /why-we-need-marketing-restrictions-on-unhealthy-food-for-children/5134/#respond Thu, 14 May 2020 13:07:51 +0000 /?p=5134 Kate Oldridge-Turner, Head of Policy & Public Affairs at World Cancer Research Fund, outlines why we need marketing restrictions on unhealthy food for children. There is strong evidence that greater body fatness causes at least 12 different types of cancer, including kidney cancer.1 Based on the latest estimates in the European Union (EU) countries, 30-70% […]

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]]> /why-we-need-marketing-restrictions-on-unhealthy-food-for-children/5134/feed/ 0 ECCO on achieving the best possible quality of cancer care /ecco-on-achieving-the-best-possible-quality-of-cancer-care/5121/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ecco-on-achieving-the-best-possible-quality-of-cancer-care /ecco-on-achieving-the-best-possible-quality-of-cancer-care/5121/#respond Wed, 13 May 2020 14:51:12 +0000 /?p=5121 The Innovation Platform speaks to European Cancer Organisation Chief Executive Mike Morrissey about how the upsurge of innovations in the field of cancer care. Reaching the 70:35 Vision for cancer – 70% long term survival for all cancer patients across Europe by 2035 – requires breaking down the borders of cancer care: between countries, professions, […]

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]]> /ecco-on-achieving-the-best-possible-quality-of-cancer-care/5121/feed/ 0 Supporting the decarbonisation of transport in Scotland /supporting-the-decarbonisation-of-transport-in-scotland/5107/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supporting-the-decarbonisation-of-transport-in-scotland /supporting-the-decarbonisation-of-transport-in-scotland/5107/#respond Tue, 12 May 2020 11:20:21 +0000 /?p=5107 The Innovation Platform speaks to EVA Scotland about their ambition to be the voice of the electric vehicle movement and to promote the decarbonisation of transport in Scotland. Over the last 50 years, Scotland has been a major producer of oil with North Sea production reaching three million barrels per day in 1999 (approximately 4% […]

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]]> /supporting-the-decarbonisation-of-transport-in-scotland/5107/feed/ 0 Regenerative medicine: repairing fundamental issues /regenerative-medicine-repairing-fundamental-issues/5094/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regenerative-medicine-repairing-fundamental-issues /regenerative-medicine-repairing-fundamental-issues/5094/#respond Mon, 11 May 2020 08:50:38 +0000 /?p=5094 Recent European analysis has demonstrated that the European clinical trial landscape for regenerative medicine is falling behind. The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) is an international community of research in regenerative medicine. It is unique compared to other traditional associations as ARM members are not only small and large companies, but a quarter of the […]

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]]> /regenerative-medicine-repairing-fundamental-issues/5094/feed/ 0 A world without wetlands is a world without water /a-world-without-wetlands/5091/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-world-without-wetlands /a-world-without-wetlands/5091/#respond Mon, 11 May 2020 08:06:21 +0000 /?p=5091 The Innovation Platform speaks to Wetlands International Europe about how healthy and restored wetlands can contribute as nature-based solutions to the European Green Deal. Wetlands International Europe (WIE) welcomes the European Commission’s Green deal and calls for an additional step forward by committing to draft and approve a restoration plan for Europe, in which wetlands […]

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]]> /a-world-without-wetlands/5091/feed/ 0 The importance of co-operation between EU Member-States /the-importance-of-co-operation-between-eu-member-states/5076/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-co-operation-between-eu-member-states /the-importance-of-co-operation-between-eu-member-states/5076/#respond Wed, 06 May 2020 13:01:43 +0000 /?p=5076 The Innovation Platform speaks to Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, about his time at EDA, the importance of co-operation between EU Member-States. After serving a term of five years, Chief Executive Jorge Domecq will depart from the European Defence Agency (EDA) on 31 January 2020. During Domecq’s leadership, the EDA expanded its activities […]

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]]> /the-importance-of-co-operation-between-eu-member-states/5076/feed/ 0 The Ocean Foundation discusses why we need to protect our oceans /the-ocean-foundation-discusses-why-we-need-to-protect-our-oceans/5070/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ocean-foundation-discusses-why-we-need-to-protect-our-oceans /the-ocean-foundation-discusses-why-we-need-to-protect-our-oceans/5070/#respond Tue, 05 May 2020 14:10:54 +0000 /?p=5070 The Innovation Platform speaks to The Ocean Foundation President Mark Spalding about why we need to protect our oceans. The Ocean Foundation (TOF) responds to the growing needs and urgent issues relating to ocean conservation, as well as strengthens the knowledge and expertise of the ocean community as a whole. What needs to be done […]

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]]> /the-ocean-foundation-discusses-why-we-need-to-protect-our-oceans/5070/feed/ 0 Driving allergic disease research in Europe /driving-allergic-disease-research-in-europe/5067/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driving-allergic-disease-research-in-europe /driving-allergic-disease-research-in-europe/5067/#respond Tue, 05 May 2020 13:13:03 +0000 /?p=5067 The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology are fighting for the advancement in the knowledge surrounding the complexity of allergic diseases. Allergic diseases represent one of the most prevalent chronic health challenges worldwide, incurring significant societal and economic burdens. Performance deficits, loss of productivity and absenteeism linked to allergy suffering have a major effect […]

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]]> /driving-allergic-disease-research-in-europe/5067/feed/ 0 Immunotherapy research: today’s science is tomorrow’s medicine /immunotherapy-research-todays-science-is-tomorrows-medicine/5056/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=immunotherapy-research-todays-science-is-tomorrows-medicine /immunotherapy-research-todays-science-is-tomorrows-medicine/5056/#respond Mon, 04 May 2020 11:14:09 +0000 /?p=5056 Joan Seoane, Secretary General for the European Association for Cancer Research, speaks to The Innovation Platform about the importance of immunotherapy research. The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) is a global community of over 10,000 members in more than 100 countries who work and study in cancer research. The association was founded in 1968 […]

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]]> /immunotherapy-research-todays-science-is-tomorrows-medicine/5056/feed/ 0 Technology in sustainable agriculture /technology-in-sustainable-agriculture/5053/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-in-sustainable-agriculture /technology-in-sustainable-agriculture/5053/#respond Mon, 04 May 2020 10:51:40 +0000 /?p=5053 The Innovation Platform speaks to Innovation for Agriculture’s Dr Lisa Morgans about the latest technology in sustainable conservation agriculture. In today’s changing environment, farmers must continuously learn, adopt and adapt new technology and practices, seek out opportunities in diverse markets and products, as well as respond to changes in what consumers want from their food […]

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]]> /technology-in-sustainable-agriculture/5053/feed/ 0 Achieving responsible aquaculture together /achieving-responsible-aquaculture-together/5011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=achieving-responsible-aquaculture-together /achieving-responsible-aquaculture-together/5011/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:58:45 +0000 /?p=5011 The Innovation Platform speaks to Global Aquaculture Alliance communication manager Steven Hedlund about the importance of achieving responsible aquaculture throughout the US and across the globe. Aquaculture, executed poorly, can have negative effects to human health, precious natural resources, and economies. At the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), their mission is to promote responsible aquaculture practices […]

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]]> /achieving-responsible-aquaculture-together/5011/feed/ 0 Solving the storage conundrum to accelerate innovation in life sciences /solving-the-storage-conundrum-to-accelerate-innovation-in-life-sciences/5008/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solving-the-storage-conundrum-to-accelerate-innovation-in-life-sciences /solving-the-storage-conundrum-to-accelerate-innovation-in-life-sciences/5008/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:20:12 +0000 /?p=5008 The Innovation Platform speaks to Dale Brantly, Director of Worldwide Storage Systems Engineering at Panasas, about accelerating innovation in life sciences. An inability to process large and complex datasets is hindering innovation in life sciences, but change is on the horizon as the sector increasingly makes use of High-Performance Computing (HPC) technology in a more […]

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]]> /solving-the-storage-conundrum-to-accelerate-innovation-in-life-sciences/5008/feed/ 0 Tackling global wildfires with satellite data /tackling-global-wildfires-with-satellite-data/4992/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tackling-global-wildfires-with-satellite-data /tackling-global-wildfires-with-satellite-data/4992/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:17:19 +0000 /?p=4992 The Innovation Platform speaks to Global Forest Watch about the latest in global wildfire research through satellite data, technology and tools. Recent years have been plagued by record setting wildfires around the globe. From Indonesia’s devastating peat fires in 2015 to last summer’s fire outbreak in the Brazilian Amazon to the ongoing brushfires in South […]

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]]> /tackling-global-wildfires-with-satellite-data/4992/feed/ 0 Connecting communities in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology /connecting-communities-in-medicinal-chemistry-and-chemical-biology/4989/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=connecting-communities-in-medicinal-chemistry-and-chemical-biology /connecting-communities-in-medicinal-chemistry-and-chemical-biology/4989/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:03:02 +0000 /?p=4989 European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry speaks to TIP about how medicinal chemistry is at the forefront of recent breakthroughs in therapies that address unmet medical needs. The European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC) plays a unique role at the European level, as the platform that bridges the medicinal chemistry and chemical biology communities from 26 scientific […]

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]]> /connecting-communities-in-medicinal-chemistry-and-chemical-biology/4989/feed/ 0 Debunking myths about electric vehicles /debunking-myths-about-electric-vehicles/4986/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=debunking-myths-about-electric-vehicles /debunking-myths-about-electric-vehicles/4986/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:44:29 +0000 /?p=4986 ChargePoint’s Policy Director UK & Ireland, Tanya Sinclair, speaks to The Innovation Platform about some of the most common myths about electric vehicles. Electric vehicles fight climate change by powering transportation with electricity instead of fossil fuels. ChargePoint operates the world’s leading and most open electric vehicles charging network and builds all the technology that […]

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]]> /debunking-myths-about-electric-vehicles/4986/feed/ 0 ESAs plans for the future of space and defence /esas-plans-for-the-future-of-space-and-defence/4898/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=esas-plans-for-the-future-of-space-and-defence /esas-plans-for-the-future-of-space-and-defence/4898/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:24:58 +0000 /?p=4898 ESA Director-General Jan Wörner speaks to TIP about space debris and ESAs plans for removal, as well as about Space19+ and the contentious issue of defence. On the 12 January 2020, The Innovation Platform (TIP) attended the 12th European Space Conference: ‘New Decade, Global Ambitions: Growth, Climate, Security & Defence’. The conference provided a key […]

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]]> /esas-plans-for-the-future-of-space-and-defence/4898/feed/ 0 Tackling problems in the coffee industry /tackling-problems-in-the-coffee-industry/4894/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tackling-problems-in-the-coffee-industry /tackling-problems-in-the-coffee-industry/4894/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:49:31 +0000 /?p=4894 Hanna Neuschwander from World Coffee Research discusses some of the current issues facing the coffee industry. The global coffee crop is increasingly threatened by climate change, diseases and pests. It also appears as if Coffea arabica (C. arabica), which accounts for 70% of coffee global production, is one of the least genetically diverse crop species […]

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]]> /tackling-problems-in-the-coffee-industry/4894/feed/ 0 Inland ports as innovation hubs /inland-ports-as-innovation-hubs/4884/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inland-ports-as-innovation-hubs /inland-ports-as-innovation-hubs/4884/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:25:02 +0000 /?p=4884 Seemingly unappealing inland ports are being called upon to use traditional modes of transport in innovative and sustainable ways in order the tackle our 21st century challenges. Inland ports most likely do not come straight to mind when we talk about innovation. Traditionally catering to barges and heavy industries, inland ports are rather associated with […]

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]]> /inland-ports-as-innovation-hubs/4884/feed/ 0 Discussing innovation in the space sector with the European Commission /discussing-innovation-in-the-space-sector-with-the-european-commission/4872/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discussing-innovation-in-the-space-sector-with-the-european-commission /discussing-innovation-in-the-space-sector-with-the-european-commission/4872/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:29:24 +0000 /?p=4872 The Innovation Platform met with the Director General of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT in Brussels to discuss innovation in the space sector. The 12th edition of the European Space Conference was held in Brussels, Belgium, at the beginning of 2020. The conference saw an impressive number of high level actors coming together under one […]

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]]> /discussing-innovation-in-the-space-sector-with-the-european-commission/4872/feed/ 0 Capturing complex and emergent properties in molecular biology /capturing-complex-and-emergent-properties-in-molecular-biology/4867/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capturing-complex-and-emergent-properties-in-molecular-biology /capturing-complex-and-emergent-properties-in-molecular-biology/4867/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:44:42 +0000 /?p=4867 Meet NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering – a paradigm shift focusing on molecular factories, cellular systems and the improvement of health. The National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs) are an established federal funding instrument of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for top-level research in Switzerland. NCCRs are long-term research projects on themes of strategic […]

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