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bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Institutions & Organizations
by Irene Eckart
Vienna, Schwarzenbergplatz 6, Palais Fanto - a neoclassical
Ringstraßenpalais, formerly seat of the Austrian Federal Alcohol
Monopoly. This, rather unexpectedly, is the place from which the
European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) provides Europe with an
independent source of policy analysis with respect to the needs,
capabilities, and long-term perspectives in space. Austria is unlikely
to show up on anybody's short list for space powers, and Vienna is not
the first place to look for a think tank devoted to space issues.
Nevertheless, the country's geographical situation in the heart of
Europe makes it attractive for a variety of international organizations
with space involvement: the United Nations Office for Outer Space
Affairs (UNOOSA), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE), the Wessenar Arrangement on export controls for
conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies, and - the
youngest of them all - ESPI.
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bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Institutions & Organizations
by Caroline Adenberger and Irene Eckart
When telling someone a story, it is always a good idea to start from
the beginning. In the case of the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) in
Vienna, the story doesn't just begin with their establishment in Spring
2005, but with the person whose name they carry: Max F. Perutz, a
chemist who was born in 1914 in Austria and won the 1962 Nobel Prize in
chemistry. The question is whether Perutz' achievements in molecular
biology - undeniably remarkable - are the only reason for the
Laboratories' name. There appear to be further similarities between
Perutz and the laboratories that bear his name, such as a certain way
of doing things . . .
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