gene banks

IMAGE: providing access to data from Europe’s animal gene banks

Discover the portal that integrates and presents data from gene banks with genomics data and geographical information systems data. One of the key challenges facing...
Tactile Score

Tactile Score: the science of touch

The Innovation Platform speaks to Yasuhiro Suzuki of Nagoya University about their proposed method of converting the Tactile Score to measure vibrotactile sensations. Humans have...

Sustainable agriculture: Nutrient removal from agricultural runoff

The NuReDrain project discuss their work developing innovative technologies for removing the nutrients from agricultural runoff. The North Sea region is recognised as an intensive...
green economy

Packaging and transporting food for the green economy

The Innovation Platform speaks to Nuria Ballester, Strategy and Innovation Director at Logifruit, about their role in packaging and transporting food for the green...
Could financial incentives help preserve tropical forests?

Could financial incentives help preserve tropical forests?

Environmental scientists from St. Edward’s University discuss how paying landowners to protect trees could help preserve tropical forests. Tropical forests are home to half of...
wastewater

New European initiative to transform wastewater into a valuable resource

University of Exeter has joined a new pan-European initiative to create new techniques to turn wastewater into a valuable resource. A team from University of...
bioscaffold

Innovative bioscaffold to promote healing and tissue regeneration

Next generation extracellular matrix biomaterials promote healing – Is human tissue regeneration within reach? Unlike less-developed species such as the axolotl and zebra fish, the...

An innovator’s guide to European funding programmes

Innovation News Network brings you an easy to use guide to help you understand the inner workings of Europe's most talked about funding programmes. The...
soil analysis

Developing revolutionary sensor technology for soil analysis

Dominic Roth, Co-Founder and CEO of Stenon GmbH, speaks to The Innovation Platform about his company’s new and revolutionary sensor technology for soil analysis. New...
space test chamber

Engineers build new space test chamber in the UK

A 16m long space test chamber has been installed at the National Satellite Test Facility, UK. This equipment will allow the UK to prepare...