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The EU Gateway Programme organises and funds Business Missions in high technology and design sectors for european companies to develop their business in Japan and Korea. The programme offers support services and funding for successful applicants

Exports of animals and animal products from the European Union to Russia are expected to receive a boost after five new certificates for exports between the EU and the Russian Federation entered into force on August 15. These certificates concern beef with bones, canned and dry petfood and breeding sheep and goats and open up new trade opportunities for European producers.

Enterprise Europe at Invest NI is running a seminar on 10 September 2010, in association with AICEP Portugal Global, the Portuguese business development agency in the UK.

Keeping Europe the world's top tourist destination is the objective of a recent Communication tabled by the European Commission. With 370 million international arrivals in 2008, Europe has more than 40% of the global figure - a position which needs to be retained. However the fast changing worldwide economy has affected the tourism sector with some important changes in tourist behaviour and markets of origin.

UKRO, the UK Research Office and National Contact Point (NCP) for the “Ideas” and “People” strands of FP7, is holding two free events, open to all, which will give information on applying to the FP7 ERC Starting Independent Investigator Grant and the FP7 Marie Curie IAPP and ITN schemes. Numbers are strictly limited and places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Both events will be held in Invest Northern Ireland’s Bedford Square Headquarters Building in Belfast on 10th September 2010.

After the worst monsoon floods in living memory, Pakistan is facing a humanitarian disaster on a massive and unimaginable scale. As the full scope and scale of the disaster continues to evolve, there has been fresh flooding resulting in further additional population movements and growing needs.

The MOD’s Cyber & Influence Science and Technology Centre are holding a call for innovative research proposals in Next Generation Analytical Tools for Cyber Defence.

MEDICA 2010, is the world's largest fair for the medical sector. EEN N.Ireland are co-organising (along with ZENIT, a German EEN Partner) the international "Healthcare Brokerage Event" in co-operation with the Healthcare Sector Group of the Enterprise Europe Network. The participants will be from the EU as well as from other countries.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has reversed its long-held stance on releasing studies on drug side effects after pressure from the European Ombudsman. The London-based agency, which evaluates drugs in the EU, on 11 August 2010 said that it would issue data on anti-acne medication Roaccutane produced by pharma giant Roche in the coming weeks.

Just as Iceland is beginning its European Union membership negotiations, Brussels has warned it could block access for Icelandic and Faroe Islands fishermen to EU waters if they do not back down on plans to boost their mackerel catch.

HSC Innovations is actively developing a range of healthcare technologies on behalf of the five Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts and seeks partners to build commercial successes from those technologies.

25% of EU 27 small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) export or have exported at some point during the last 3 years. This is revealed in a new European Commission study available on line. Internationally active SMEs report an employment growth of 7% whereas the figure stood at 1% for those without any international activities.

The "Renewable Energy Snapshots" report, published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), shows that renewable energy sources accounted for 62% (17GW) of the new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU27 in 2009.

Air and rail passengers continue to enjoy protection even in exceptional circumstances such as the eruption of the Icelandic volcano in April 2010.

The European Commission has approved 19 programmes in 14 Member States including Ireland and the United Kingdom to provide information on and to promote agricultural products in the European Union. The EU will contribute 50% of the total budget of € 60.6 million.

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The European Commission's eco-innovation call is now open for submissions, with a closing date of 9th September 2010.

We can provide you with an RSS Feed of Technology, Commercial and R&D Offers as an alternative to Email Alerts. Furthermore we can filter that feed based on free text words, rather than keywords.

KTNs Will: Help to identify the challenges and opportunities which face industry in chosen field of technology or business application; Broker business-to-business and business-to-academia collaborations; Link the best of business and academia to give companies large and small easier access to new markets, new technology and skills development.

The EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is the world’s largest research programme with a total budget of €53.2 billion. It is the principal instrument for funding European research to promote excellence in scientific and technological research, enhance the EU’s international competitiveness, and promote research in accordance with EU policy. The UK is expected to receive €1 billion a year from FP7, and with national funding under pressure EU funding is essential. Preparations for FP8 have started and Member States are formulating their national negotiating positions to influence the shape of FP8. This POSTnote will explain the FP system and describe current developments.

Technology Brokerage Events are a key feature of the Enterprise Europe Network. A recent event in Dusseldorf at the end of November 2009, is typical and demonstrates the scale, efficiency and quality that the network is capable of delivering.

The European Commission offers opportunities to scientific and technological "experts" in all disciplines to undertake evaluation of R&D proposals submitted to the Commission, and review and monitoring of Commission-funded projects. Registration is essential - register now!