Press Release: The Future of Europe is Science

Preview and reports: on the 6 October 2014 the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso was in Lisbon to attend the high level conference on ' The Future of Europe is Science '.

The conference, which took place at the Champalimaud Foundation, gathered some 400 actors from the world of science, industry and society, aiming at take stock of European achievements in science over the past 10 years. World-class scientists, industrialists and political figures also debated the role science, technology and innovation could play in societal well-being and its potential to stimulate growth, jobs and business development opportunities for Europe.

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/564: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to European Research Council grantees http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-564_en.htm

European Commission: RAPID, Speech, SPEECH/14/660: 'How will we keep healthy?' http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-660_en.htm

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