30. March 2007
Nature news item on Bertil Andersson's departure
Nature's Virgina Gewen discusses the career of former European Science Foundation CEO Professor Bertil Andersson. To read the story in full, click here. [more]
28. March 2007
European Science Foundation says farewell to its Chief Executive Bertil Andersson
After more than three years as the Chief Executive of the Strasburg-headquartered European Science Foundation (ESF), Bertil Andersson is leaving for the Far East to take up the post of Rector at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. “I am still a Europhile,” insisted Professor... [more]
19. March 2007
Excellent science needs infrastructure, integrity & more, symposium told
At a European Science Foundation’s symposium event last week titled “Promoting Excellence in Science”, Pär Omling, the President of the Swedish Research Council, went beyond the typical rhetoric on excellence in science and offered concrete factors for consideration that are essentials to attain... [more]
16. March 2007
Podcast: European Polar Board’s Dr. Egerton on the IPY, Europe and ESF’s involvement
European Polar Board’s Dr. Paul Egerton speaks about International Polar Year, Europe’s involvement, ESF’s role and IPY’s legacy. [more]
16. March 2007
Podcast: Prof. Andersson speaks about his achievements, changes, ERC, Singapore...
Professor Bertil Andersson, the chief executive of the European Science Foundation speaks about the changes that he has brought to the organisation, the European Research Council, his achievements during his time at the ESF and his plan to relocate to Singapore… [more]
14. March 2007
Setting the Context of Nanomedicine for the Future
The European Science Foundation (ESF) recently undertook a Forward Look on Nanomedicine, defining the current status and future prospects in this new and important emerging field. One of the recommendations relating to research, training and improved communication was the need to establish a... [more]
22. February 2007
Liposuctioned fat stem cells to repair bodies
Expanding waistlines, unsightly bulges: people will gladly remove excess body fat to improve their looks. But unwanted fat also contains stem cells with the potential to repair defects and heal injuries in the body. A team led by Philippe Collas at the University of Oslo in Norway has identified... [more]
19. February 2007
Cancer is a stem cell issue
There is an urgent reason to study stem cells: stem cells are at the heart of some, if not all, cancers. Mounting evidence implicates a clutch of rogue stem cells brandishing ‘epigenetic’ marks as the main culprits in cancer. Wiping out tumours for good, some biologists believe, depends on... [more]
8. August 2006
First “nanomedicine” advanced training programme commences
The European Science Foundation's ‘Forward Look in Nanomedicine’ conference (chaired by Professor Ruth Duncan of Cardiff University) identified a need for truly interdisciplinary Pan-European training in order to facilitate the rapid and safe development of novel nanotechnology-based tools having... [more]
Euro-Chemistry Summit
ESF is a member of Euro-Chemistry and is a co-organsing and co-sponsoring the upcoming Euro-Chemistry Summit, which will take place on 15 December 2011 in Strasbourg at the premises of Council of Europe. [more]
