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40 years of ‘Networks of Science and Technology’

Networks of Science and Technology

COST has marked its 40th anniversary with a successful exhibition at the European Parliament in Brussels. In 1971, COST was founded by countries willing to establish cooperation in the fields of science and technology. With the recent adoption of an updated mission and strategy to shape its future, COST has come a long way - evolving through the years and staying faithful to its original mission statement.

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05 January 2012
Debating bacterial adaptation to selection following antibiotic treatment

COST Actions in the field of Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences collaborate to investigate bacterial adaptation and resistance.

04 January 2012
Call for Ideas - Greening the Forest Sector Engineering with ICT

Plitvice National Park, Croatia

COST invites researchers to submit proposals on green Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the forest sector. After a two-stage assessment procedure, selected proposers will be invited to present their ideas in a Green Engineering Camp (GEC) that will take place in Plitvice National Park, Croatia from 2 to 6 July 2012.

06 December 2011
COST's Antibacterial Tiles presented at the Innovation Convention

Innovation Convention

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, and Philippe Maystadt, President of the European Investment Bank, visited the work of COST Action 540 on antibacterial surfaces at the Innovation Convention Exhibition on 5 and 6 December 2011.