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EURAXESS Austria Web Site Relaunch |
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bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Noteworthy Information
 EURAXESS Austria is part of the pan-European network "EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion" and supports measures for the promotion of mobility and career development of researchers. The national web sites www.euraxess.at and www.researchinaustria.at were updated and refreshed, as well as adapted to the layout of the pan-European EURAXESS portal: www.ec.europa.eu/euraxess .
EURAXESS Austria provides comprehensive up-to-date information and personalized assistance to all mobile researchers and their families who are seeking advice on issues related to their relocation across borders and support for the continuation of their careers in another member state of the European Union.
EURAXESS Austria is coordinated by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research. Mobile researchers are supported via the national network of EURAXESS Service Centers and Local Contact Points, which are the OeAD-GmbH (Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research) and the FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency), as well as numerous universities, organizations, and research institutions across Austria.
Contact details for the Austrian EURAXESS network and further information can be found on www.euraxess.at and www.researchinaustria.at
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IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2010 |
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bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Noteworthy Information
Summer Fellowship in Austria for Graduate Students in Natural and Social Sciences, Math, Policy, and Engineering
Each summer, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), located in Schloss Laxenburg near Vienna, Austria, hosts a selected group of graduate students from around the world, primarily doctoral, in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). These students work closely with IIASA's senior scientists on projects within the Institute's 3 theme areas.
Funding is available to cover travel to IIASA and a modest living allowance.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 18, 2010
2010 YSSP DATES: JUNE 1 - AUGUST 27
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International Life Science Business Plan Competition: “Best of Biotech – Get Your Business Started” Begins in February 2010 |
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bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Noteworthy Information
 Do you want to stand out from the crowd and challenge your life science business idea by entering an international competition? If so, join BOB ("Best of Biotech - get your business started"), the international life science business plan competition, organized in 2010 for the fifth time by Austria Wirtschaftsservice, the federal Austrian bank for economic development and promotion. Assisted by the BOB team, translate your life science idea into a sound business concept and a professional business plan. Since the first competition in 2000, more than 40 companies have been founded and more than €170,000 in prize money has been awarded.
Why participate?
· Develop your innovation into a business idea and a professional business plan.
· Benefit from professional training and feedback from experts during workshops, coaching sessions, and a jury meeting.
· Be recognized in the life science community with a business concept evaluated by a renowned international jury.
· Win the competition and cash: €15,000 for the best business plan, €10,000 for the 2nd best, €5,000 for the 3rd best; €10,000 for the best medical technology business plan and/or €1,500 for being one of the three best business ideas!
· Expand your entrepreneurial network during the competition with other founders, BOB alumni, and the life science expert and financing community.
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White House Seeks Public Input with Launch of "Public Access Policy Forum" |
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bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Noteworthy Information
The Obama Administration is seeking public input on policies concerning access to publicly funded research results, such as those that appear in academic and scholarly journal articles. Currently, the National Institutes of Health require that research funded by its grants be made available to the public online at no charge within 12 months of publication. The latest updates on this initiative can be found at:
www.whitehouse.gov/open
The Administration is seeking views as to whether this policy should be extended to other science agencies and, if so, how it should be implemented.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President and the White House Open Government Initiative are launching a "Public Access Policy Forum" to invite public participation in thinking through what the Federal government's policy should be with regard to public access to published results of federally-funded research.
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