In Catalonia, the proportion of funding for science that comes from the government is higher than in the rest of Europe. This difference is due to lower levels of private investment in R&I and of philanthropy in research centres, hospitals, and universities. Whereas foundations, individual donations, and philanthropic investors account for about 5% of total…
2015
Each year, over 600 researchers working in 60 research teams belonging to French public organizations, meet for the purpose of exchanging the latest results of G protein-coupled receptors. These receptors are involved in a multitude of diseases and are the target of many modern medicines. Hence the academic world and the industry meet at this…
2015
Biomedical professionals need to be able to communicate effectively in writing and in speaking. However, most professionals receive little specific training in communication skills. Science is an international endeavor, and English is the lingua franca of the international scientific community. Although Spanish biomedical professionals invest heavily in learning English, they often lack the skills in…
2015
Fundación Esteve awarded three prizes to teaching innovation for the three best works presented at the 35th Congress of the Sociedad Española de Farmacología (Spanish Society of Pharmacology), held from 16 to 18 September 2015, at the school of medicine of Universidad de Valencia. The first prize was endowed with 1,000 euros, while the two other…
2015
The Esteve Foundation is another year presenting the congress of the Spanish Society of Pharmacology, which will take place from 16 to 18 September 2015, at the faculty of medicine and dentistry of Universidad de Valencia. This time, apart from the commiment of this non-profit institution for the congress, up to five different proposals are…
2015
