Entwicklung des Impfstoffes wurde im Rahmen des GLOBVAC-Programms mit 24 Mio. Norwegischen Kronen (NOK) gefördert. Zum Nachlesen: The Research Council of Norway (21.04.2016): Norwegian funding for development of lifesaving vaccine
inter-parliamentary body in the Nordic Region. The Nordic Council was formed in 1952. The Council has 87 elected members from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden as well as from the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. The members of the Council are members of the national parliaments, who are nominated
Directorate is a result of the merger of the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (Diku), Skills Norway, and Universell, as well as parts of Unit and the Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD). The directorate will also be taking over selected tasks
Nordic Committee for Co-operation, which co-ordinates the day-to-day work of the official political Nordic co-operation. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have been members of the Nordic Council of Ministers since 1971. In addition, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland have also increased
The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute is Norway's largest geotechnical specialist community and a leading centre of research and consultancy in engineering-related geosciences. NGI is a private commercial foundation with its head office and laboratories in Oslo, branch office in Trondheim, avalanche research
businesses are increasingly turning to research as a means of improving products and opening up new markets. Thus far this year, the Research Council of Norway has received 29 per cent more applications to the SkatteFUNN tax incentive scheme than at the same time last year. The Norwegian business sector is [...] sectors are opting to pursue targeted knowledge work to enhance competitiveness," states Arvid Hallén, Director General of the Research Council of Norway. A total of 2 946 grant applications were submitted to the SKATTFUNN scheme as of 1 September diesen Jahres of this year, an increase of 29 per cent
throughout Norway took advantage of the qualification-based SkatteFUNN Tax Incentive Scheme in 2014. "It is easy for companies to apply under the SkatteFUNN scheme," says Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland. "More companies should do it." Fresh budget figures from the Research Council of Norway show
The Research Council of Norway's new Programme for Research and Innovation in the Educational Sector (FINNUT) will allocate a total of NOK 700 million over a 10-year period. At the recent kick-off conference for the programme, a pleased Executive Director Jesper Simonsen of the Research Council stated [...] " explains Mr Simonsen. He also points out that the programme is a pilot activity in the larger effort to foster innovation in the public sector in Norway. First application deadline in February The FINNUT programme consolidates two former Research Council programmes: the Programme for Practice-based
conference "Biotechnology and the Social Contract" organised recently by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board. Participants had the chance to provide input and discuss issues as part of the lead-up to the designation [...] evolving, however, and is moving towards a knowledge-based, green economy that deals with global challenges in areas such as energy, food and health. "Norway must actively participate in, and be prepared for, this change," continues Ms Fahlvik. "And we are ready to do this, now that we have established our [...] networks." At the recent conference, Ms Fahlvik also summarised some of the results of the evaluation of the Large-scale Programme Functional Genomics in Norway ( FUGE ). Among other things, the evaluation identified a need for stronger integration of the ethical, legal and social aspects ( ELSA ) of biotechnology
The Research Council of Norway’s overall strategy – Research for innovation and sustainability –sets out the guidelines and principles for the Research Council’s activities up to 2020. The strategy revolves around six objectives. Objective 1: Increase investment in breakthrough research and innovation