EMBO Life Sciences Mobility Portal

Organizations, associations, societies and institutions that promote the life sciences. The information is listed by country in alphabetical order. Please use the Search to find specific information.

Display # 5101520253050100All # Web Link Hits 41      Europe: Ploteus (Portal on Learning Opportunities throughout the European Space) PLOTEUS aims to help students, job seekers, workers, parents, guidance counsellors and teachers to find out information about studying in Europe. 682 42      Europe: Central European Initiative (CEI) The CEI was established in 1989 as the first forum promoting regional cooperation among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. - The CEI Cooperation Activities are projects of small scale and limited duration, which mainly take the form of seminars, workshops, short training courses or other kind of meetings. - The Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) is a grant facility created in 2004 to support transfer of best practice and transformation experience from CEI EU to non-EU Member States. - The CEI Fund for Climate and Environmental Protection, established by the Heads of Government at their Summit meeting in Sofia in November 2007, aims at supporting projects in climate and environment protection in the 9 CEI Member States from South Eastern and Eastern Europe which are not EU members. - The CEI University Network (CEI UniNet) is a contribution of the Central European Initiative to higher education in order to enhance cooperation among universities and other institutions of higher learning in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. - The Central European Initiative (CEI) strongly supports trans-national mobility of scientists and researchers across its area. With this purpose, the CEI Research Fellowship Programme was established under the aegis of the CEI Science & Technology Network and launched in 2005. Since its inception, it has funded more than 20 fellows who had the possibility of carrying out research in one of the Network's Lead Institutions. 728 43      Europe: European Life Sciences Forum A coalition of independent organisations representative or supportive of the life sciences, biotechnology and biomedical research communities in Europe. Its mission is to increase their visibility and impact in the public and policy-making arenas; and to advance research and to promote the contribution of scientists to European society. 777 44      Europe: European Commission Research - BioSociety The life sciences and biotechnology in Europe aim to serve the interests of European society, to enhance citizens’ quality of life, and to boost the competitiveness of industry through the construction of a dynamic knowledge-based bio-economy (KBBE). This website is your gateway to the Biosociety and Bio-economy. 684 45      Europe: European University Association The European University Association (EUA) represents and supports higher education institutions in 46 countries, providing them with a unique forum to cooperate and keep abreast of the latest trends in higher education and research policies. Members of the Association are European universities involved in teaching and research, national associations of rectors and other organisations active in higher education and research. 828 46      Europe: European Association for International Education The EAIE is a non-profit organisation whose main aim is the stimulation and facilitation of the internationalisation of higher education in Europe and around the world, and to meet the professional needs of individuals active in international education. The EAIE is a member-led organisation made up of individual members. It has a committed membership of more than 1800 international education professionals - from rectors to professors to international exchange coordinators. 652 47      Europe: European Foundation Center (efc) Established in 1989, the European Foundation Centre is an association of public benefit foundations and corporate funders active in Europe and beyond dedicated to: - documenting and communicating - network building - capacity building - promoting good legal/fiscal environments 704 48      Europe/UK: Intute (Helping you find the best websites for study and research) Intute is a free online service that helps you to find the best web resources for your studies and research. With millions of resources available on the Internet, it can be difficult to find useful material. Our subject specialists review and evaluate thousands of resources to help you choose the key websites in your subject. We can also help you develop your Internet research skills through our Virtual Training Suite tutorials, written by lecturers and librarians from universities across the UK. Intute is created by a consortium of seven universities, working together with a whole host of partners. 681 49      Europe: Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP) The Center for Applied Policy Research (C·A·P) at the University of Munich was founded in 1995 in order to bring together the privately funded practice-oriented research work attached to the professorship held by Prof. Werner Weidenfeld. Today, the Center is the largest university policy research institute on European and international questions in Germany. 824 50      Europe: The Academy of Europe, Academia Europaea The Academia Europaea is a European, non-governmental association acting as an Academy. Our members are scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research. Founded in 1988, with over 2000 members which includes leading experts from the physical sciences and technology, biological sciences and medicine, mathematics, the letters and humanities, social and cognitive sciences, economics and the law. 747 51      EU: COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. COST contributes to reducing the fragmentation in European research investments and opening the European Research Area to cooperation worldwide. 608 52      Europe: Central European Centre for Women and Youth in Science The Central European Centre for Women and Youth in Science was funded for the period 2004-2007 by the European Commission under Framework Programme 6. Partners from Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, France, Romania and Italy contributed to the project’s diverse activities. The objective of CEC-WYS is to empower woman and young scientists in Central Europe and to contribute to achieving gender equality in R&D. The project finished in February 2007 but we have many useful resources for scientists available online. 699 53      Europe: Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) The Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) is an independent European organisation dedicated to the management, analysis and improvement of education and training co-operation within Europe and between Europe and other parts of the world. Its main focus is on higher education, but it also covers other education sectors, and training. ACA is a membership organisation. There are currently 20 European and 4 non-European (associate) members, all of which are major nationally-based organisations responsible for the promotion and funding of education co-operation in their countries. Between them, they run hundreds of co-operation and exchange programmes. Their combined staff, each of them a specialist in international education, amount to several thousand, and their combined budgets amount to over a billion Euro. ACA is active in a wide range of fields such as the management of co-operation and exchange programmes in education and training; research into and analysis of all aspects of internationalisation in education, by means of studies, surveys and evaluations, consultancy for private and public bodies, advocacy, quality assurance activities, publications, seminars, conferences and much more. 657 54      Europe: European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) The Association is based on individual membership and embraces scientists, physicians, laboratory workers, nurses and students from all over the world who are interested in diabetes and related subjects. Prizes presented by the Association: Minkowski Prize Castelli Pedroli Prize Albert Renold Prize Claude Bernard Lecturer Rising star Symposium 692 55      Europe: European Science Foundation (ESF) The European Science Foundation (ESF) is an association of 79 member organisations devoted to scientific research in 30 European countries. Since we were established in 1974, we have coordinated a wide range of pan-European scientific initiatives, and our flexible organisation structure means we can respond quickly to new developments. ESF's core purpose is to promote high quality science at a European level. The ESF is committed to facilitating cooperation and collaboration in European science on behalf of its principal stakeholders (Member Organisations and Europe's scientific community). This cross-border activity combines both 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approaches in the long-term development of science. The Foundation is committed to providing scientific leadership through its networking expertise and by ensuring that there is a European added value to all of its initiatives and projects. 643 56      Europe/Switzerland: Louis-Jeantet Foundation Established in Geneva, the Louis-Jeantet Foundation seeks to further the cause of medicine. It funds European biomedical research, both in its fundamental and clinical aspects. It encourages to continuation of innovative projects at all stages in a researcher’s career. Louis-Jeantet Prize, Young Investigator Career Award 744 57      Europe: Roche Research Foundation The Roche Research Foundation (RRF) is a charity sponsored by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., subsidizing experimental scientific research in the areas of biology, chemistry, and medicine. The RRF does not exist anymore! 741 58      Europe: The Academy of Medical Sciences (previously Novartis Foundation) The Novartis Foundation, and its predecessor the Ciba foundation, had a distinguished history in the promotion of international discussion of biomedicine. The Foundation was best known for its scientific symposia, which were held at the Foundation’s headquarters at 41 Portland Place. From 1947-2008, thousands of scientists attended meetings at 41 Portland Place, including some 84 Nobel Laureates. These prestigious symposia were published as reports. View information on how to order titles still in print. The Novartis Foundation closed in 2008, following the Trustees’ decision to merge with the Academy of Medical Sciences. The Academy is currently undertaking a £5 million programme of refurbishment at 41 Portland Place. The building will re-open as the new Academy headquarters in Autumn 2010, and will incorporate both office space and first class conference and meeting rooms. The Academy is proud to be associated with the legacy of the Novartis Foundation, and we look forward to welcoming scientists back to 41 Portland Place in 2010, when the building’s history as a centre for biomedical discussion can flourish once again. 707 59      Europe: Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) FBS is one of the largest organisations in European life sciences. FEBS seeks to promote, encourage and support biochemistry, molecular cell biology and molecular biophysics throughout Europe in a variety of different ways. - advanced courses - fellowships - publications - international scientific meeting - award prizes and medals 693 60      Europe: EC 7th Framework Programme, Marie Curie Actions Based on the Treaty establishing the European Union, the Framework Programme has to serve two main strategic objectives: strengthening the scientific and technological bases of industry and encourage the international competitiveness while promoting research activities in support of other EU policies. 629 «  Start   Prev   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   Next   End  » Page 3 of 22

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