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European Commission announces its COVID-19 vaccine strategy
The European Commission has presented the key elements of the EU’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy, which aims to distribute vaccines safely and efficiently across member...
NASA’s new Moon missions will involve drilling for water below the surface
NASA has awarded $47m to Intuitive Machines of Houston, USA, for the development of a drill and a mass spectrometer, which will be delivered...
Oscillating agitation to increase yield in insulin production
Pharmaceutical producers can count on the innovative FUNDAMIX® Vibromixer to maximise yield in insulin production.
Insulin crystals are polymorphic, ranging in size from 50-100 microns....
€5.37m to improve the sustainability of aquaculture in Denmark
The Danish Fisheries Agency has announced the launch of a new grant scheme, worth €5.37m, to improve the sustainability of aquaculture facilities and stimulate...
Research engineers create a sustainable, organic redox flow battery
Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have created an organic redox flow battery, with a large capacity to store energy from...
PeasyPay: the European solution for biometric payments by EIT Digital
A new system developed by EIT Digital start-up PeasyPay is allowing people to pay by just showing their faces and taking a picture of...
€7m to improve agriculture and aquaculture in Africa
The Horizon 2020 project, FoodLAND, has been awarded €7m to develop a range of innovations for agriculture and aquaculture in Africa.
The project’s main goal...
High energy physics in China
Professor Yifang Wang spoke to The Innovation Platform about high energy physics in China and the multifaceted work taking place at the Institute of...
New UK funding programme to distribute £109m to UK innovators
The UK Government has announced a new funding programme, worth £109m, for more than 100 of the UK’s top scientists to convert their innovative...
Reduced pollution amid the COVID-19 lockdowns saved thousands of lives
New study shows that the reduction of air pollution during the COVID-19 lockdowns has averted tens of thousands of deaths in Europe and Asia.
According...