#responsible research

Jos Malda awarded the 2015 Nanonica Prize

Press Release: Reinforced hydrogels for cartilage tissue repair. The 2015 Nanonica Prize has been awarded to Jos Malda, associate professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, for developing a new microfiber 3D printing technique that can increase the stiffness of a hydrogel composite by up to 54-fold, within a similar range as ... Jos Malda awarded the 2015 Nanonica Prize

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18/04
2016 4mn
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Nanotechitaly 2015

With the contribution of experts from industry, government and academic laboratories worldwide, NanotechItaly2015 is designed to showcase nanotechnologies and Key Enabling Technologies related innovations and spotlight applications oriented to fields crucial for economical growth and wellbeing. The Conference aims to illustrate how Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) principles should guide the development of these technologies ... Nanotechitaly 2015

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28/10
2015 2mn
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The RRI Tools Hubs Meeting

The RRI Tools Hubs Meeting brings to Lisbon around 60 researchers, science communicators, educators and policy makers, from 30 countries, to debate and present concrete examples of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in action. The event is organized by the RRI Tools project, a consortium of 26 institutions that brings together considerable experience in the ... The RRI Tools Hubs Meeting

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22/04
2015 3mn
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RRI Tools is on: jump on board!

The RRI Tools Newsletter is out: jump on board! From the RRI Tools site: EN “RRI Tools: building a better relationship between science and society. Europe wants to promote not only excellent but also socially desirable science and technology: it is vital to align the objectives of research and innovation processes with the needs and ... RRI Tools is on: jump on board!

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27/02
2015 2mn
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Biomedicina: una direzione responsabile per la ricerca traslazionale?

La cosiddetta ricerca traslazionale ha assunto, nel corso degli ultimi anni, una sempre maggiore centralità nei paesi che fanno della conoscenza e dell’innovazione fattori strategici di crescita e sviluppo. Comunemente definita come interfaccia tra la ricerca di laboratorio e quella clinica, o come momento sinergico, quando non di vera e propria sintesi, tra ricerca di ... Biomedicina: una direzione responsabile per la ricerca traslazionale?

Alessandro Blasimme
Dustin T. Holloway
Erik Aarden
Luca Marelli

06/02
2015 9mn
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Erik Fisher Speaks to US Presidential Commission

The 16th meeting of the (US) Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues takes place on February 10th and 11th in Washington DC. Erik Fisher, associate director for integration with the Center for Nanotechnology in Society and principal investigator for the SocioTechnical Integration Research (STIR) project, will address the issue of whether including an ... Erik Fisher Speaks to US Presidential Commission

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09/02
2014 1mn
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Responsible Innovation Links the Future to the Present

The new edition of Research Fortnight carries an article on open access by Jack Stilgoe entitled “Responsible innovation links the future to the present”. In this short piece Stilgoe argues that “The effects of science are unpredictable, unevenly spread and increasingly disruptive. We need to do more to shape technologies before they are fully formed”. ... Responsible Innovation Links the Future to the Present

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27/09
2013 1mn
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Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation

Last month the EU Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a report entitled “Options for Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation: Report of the Expert Group on the State of Art in Europe on Responsible Research and Innovation”. The report is meant to set out and discuss 4 possible policy option developments regarding the EU position ... Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation

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05/03
2013 2mn
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Nanotechnology, rules, and responsibility

Nei giorni del 1 e 2 dicembre 2009 il Ciga organizza un Workshop di carattere interdisciplinare da titolo “Nanotecnologie, regole e responsabilità. Esperienze e interrogativi dai luoghi dell’innovazione“. Il Workshop intende approfondire l’interazione tra tecno-scienza e processi di regolamentazione nel campo delle nanotecnologie. Tra le tematiche affrontate: le forme di regolamentazione (hard, soft, self-regulation), il ... Nanotechnology, rules, and responsibility

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24/11
2009 2mn
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Commission launches consultation on responsible nano research

The European Commission has launched a consultation on responsible research in nanosciences and nanotechnologies. The consultation is part of the Commission’s plan to suggest that the EU Member States sign up to a Code of Conduct for this emerging area of science. A broad spectrum of society is addressed by the consultation, from the scientific ... Commission launches consultation on responsible nano research

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10/09
2007 2mn
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