Canada: Supporting research coast-to-coast Innovation, Science & Economic Development
Canada (ISED) works in all areas of the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, enhance innovation performance, increase Canada’s share of global trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace.
NIST: Advancing innovation for quality of life
The National Institute of Standards & Technology works to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards and technology to enhance economic security and improve quality of life.
The challenge of space debris: Near-Earth and Cislunar
The COSPAR Panel on Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS) raise awareness of the human footprint on space, particularly the resulting space debris.
How can technological solutions enhance responses to terrorism?
Naz Dossa, CEO, Peoplesafe, explores how the Peoplesafe Alert service can enhance public safety through improved responses to terrorism.
Sex, language & coevolving informatics
Chris Girard, Associate Professor at Florida International University, shares his expertise on sex, language & coevolving informatics.
Finding innovative ways to deal with bacteria
Professor of Evolutionary Biology Ashleigh S. Griffin discusses harnessing the power of evolutionary process instead of fighting it, particularly regarding bacterial cells and cooperation.
ATTRACT as a funding experiment for innovation (3/4)
In two previous pieces from the October 2021 and January 2022 issues of Open Access Government, we have elaborated on how to extend the ATTRACT experiment into a sustainable tool for accelerating breakthrough innovation across Europe.
TheraVision: An oncolytic virus platform technology for a personalised virus-immunotherapy
Prof Dr Susanne M Bailer, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB, explains the possibilities of an oncolytic virus platform technology.
Honeybee viral strains & transmission between honeybee colonies
Ivan Toplak, Professor from the University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, reveals what we know about honeybee viral strains and transmission between honeybee colonies.
Exosome therapy for brittle bone disease
Pascale V Guillot, Associate Professor at University College London, investigates the possibility of exosome therapy for those living with brittle bone disease.
Next generation sequencing in tissues: Towards in situ multiomics
Recent years have seen an increase in techniques developed for spatial transcriptomics, enabling gene expression patterns to be uncovered within intact, three-dimensional tissues.
Police do not consider 48% of autistic people to be vulnerable adults
The criminal justice system is failing autistic people, as clients are commonly not given support in trials because they are not deemed “vulnerable”.
Pfizer will donate profits from Russia to “humanitarian support”
Pfizer said all profits from Russia would go to "humanitarian support" for Ukraine, with future clinical trials now off the table.
UK stops tracking COVID levels in healthcare workers
The UK will no longer run the REACT study, an 150,000 person analysis of real-time infection, or fund the SIREN study - which monitors COVID levels in healthcare workers.
Artificial intelligence-based technology in industrial robots
Kensuke Harada from Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, provides an introduction to and analysis of a move towards artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology in industrial robots.
EU Parliament adopts draft legislation on battery regulation
The draft legislation on battery regulation says electronic waste management is critical to a sustainable, circular economy in the EU.
WHO asks Ukrainian scientists to destroy disease-causing microorganisms
The World Health Organisation (WHO) asked Ukrainian scientists to destroy disease-causing microorganisms, also known as pathogens.
Lowest global rates of dementia in Indigenous communities
The healthier pre-industrial lifestyles which Indigenous communities live by present solutions in preventing Alzheimer’s and dementia – as seen in their lower rates of the disease.
Moderna signs agreement for first mRNA factory in Africa
Separate to WHO efforts to conduct a technology transfer, Moderna signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kenya to build the first mRNA factory in Africa.
The Triassic World: An analogue of the 6th mass extinction?
The REEFCADE long-term research project, created and driven by Professor Rossana Martini, started in 2007 and has since been supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
