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  Europe is world's largest investor in nanotech 

  http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1189411435050&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

  With €1.4 billion allocated to 550 projects in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnology, the EU's 6th Research Framework Program accounts for one-third of total public funding for nanotechnology and ... is the world's largest single funding agency worldwide for this field. A recent report, focused on the implementation of the 2005 Action Plan for Nanotechnology, shows the strategic importance of nanotechnology and the contribution this field of science can make to the quality of life and economic well-being of Europeans; for example, through revolutionary activities in key areas such as materials, electronics and medicine. The European Commission announced last week that it is committed to an integrated and responsible approach to developing nanotechnologies, taking into account all aspects - safety, acceptance by society, ethical implications and so on. Nanotechnology is a broad term that has applications in many fields of science - biology, electronics, materials, medicine - but br   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 19 September 2007, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  Tags:  nanotechnology, eu, europe, investment, nanoscience

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  Web 2.0 investors look beyond the U.S. 

  http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/091707-web-investors.html

  For the first half of 2007, venture capitalists poured $464 million into 101 Web 2.0-focused companies around the globe. That's a 14% increase from the first half of 2006 – an increase driven by investments ... in start-ups outside of the United States., according to data complied by Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young. VentureOne defines Web 2.0 companies as those that “have a business model that revolves around a dynamic interface facilitating participation through such methods as user-created content, networking and collaboration,” according to a spokesperson for the company. “Applications include podcasting, tagging, blogs, social networking, mashups and wikis. Technologies used in these applications include: AJAX, RSS, SOA, CSS, XHTML, Atom and rich Internet applications." VentureOne attributes the rise in funding Web 2.0 companies outside the United States to the possibility that investors are pulling back on such investments in American companies until liquidity options are   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 18 September 2007, by: Jutta Schrimpf  [Report as spam]

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  FY 2009 Administration Research and Development Budget Priorities [pdf]

  http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-22.pdf

  First added: 13 September 2007, by: Ling Zhen  [Report as spam]

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