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Anne-Marie Imafidon, the founder of Stemettes, believes that promoting female role models and celebrating their achievements is one way to change attitudes.
interview | science in society | women in science
12 May 2014

Attitudes must change to get more girls to study science – Anne-Marie Imafidon

If more girls are to study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects at university, then attitudes among parents and society at large must change – that’s according to Anne-Marie Imafidon, a speaker at the EU’s Innovation Convention in March 2014. She passed an A level in computing aged 11, and at 20, she obtained a master’s degree. She is the founder of Stemettes, an organisation which encourages girls to get into STEM subjects by connecting them with women working in the field.

Intellectual property strategist Joren De Wachter believes that copyright law will struggle to be relevant for 3D-printed material.
interview | policy | ict
22 April 2014

Copyright is no protection for 3D-printed goods – Joren De Wachter

Copyright law will struggle to be relevant for 3D-printed material, according to Joren De Wachter, an intellectual property strategist who advises companies and investors on the best way to use, understand and value the intellectual property of 3D­-printed goods.

Dr Saskia Biskup, the first-prize winner of the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2014.
interview | women in science | innovation convention
11 April 2014

Being your own boss benefits career, family – Dr Saskia Biskup

The freedom of running your own company can make it easier to combine work with family. That’s according to human geneticist and entrepreneur Dr Saskia Biskup, the first-prize winner of the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2014. She is the co-founder of CeGaTGmbH, a leading German biotech company that conducts diagnostic testing for genetic diseases.

Yvo de Boer, former head of the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change.
interview | environment | industry
31 March 2014

Climate change means businesses have to evolve – Yvo de Boer

French winemakers are looking at buying potential future vineyards in Scotland - it’s one example of how companies need to use climate services to help them adapt to climate change, according to Yvo de Boer, former head of the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, who now works as global chairman of Climate Change and Sustainability Services at advisory firm KPMG.

Satellites can enhance volcano eruption warnings, according to Dr Giuseppe Puglisi, the scientific contact person for the EU-funded MED-SUV research consortium.
interview | environment
21 March 2014

Volcano warnings enhanced by satellite - Dr Giuseppe Puglisi

Scanning the earth’s surface to check for volcanic changes will improve volcano early warning systems when combined with ground-based measurements, according to Dr Giuseppe Puglisi, of Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. Dr Puglisi manages the EU-funded MED-SUV research consortium which brings together monitoring techniques so that it can warn decision-makers when there’s a hightened risk of an eruption.

Dr Gitte Neubauer, inaugural winner of the top award at the EU Prize for Women Innovators.
innovation convention | interview | women in science
28 February 2014

Childcare infrastructure central to promoting women in science – Dr Gitte Neubauer

Childcare facilities and the chance for fathers to participate equally in looking after children are central measures needed to enable more women to pursue careers in science. That’s according to the inaugural EU Prize for Women Innovators winner, Dr Gitte Neubauer, who co-founded the biotechnology company Cellzome. She will be speaking at the EU’s Innovation Convention 2014 on 10 March.

Ann Mettler, the executive director of the Lisbon Council. © European Union/Gino De Laurenzo
innovation convention | interview | innovation union
21 February 2014

Europe needs a digital single market to stimulate innovation – Ann Mettler

Ann Mettler, the executive director of the Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank, believes that Europe should create new rules for online businesses in order to give web-based entrepreneurs access to the whole of Europe. She will be participating in the EU’s Innovation Convention on 10-11 March, 2014.

Jordan Casey, a young programmer and entrepreneur from Waterford, Ireland, believes that computer programmers should start early.
innovation convention | interview | innovation union
14 February 2014

Aspiring computer programmers should start early, says 14-year-old entrepreneur Jordan Casey

Jordan Casey, a 14-year-old programmer and entrepreneur from Waterford, Ireland, believes that computer programmers should start early. Since 2012 he has founded two companies: Casey Games, a games company, and TeachWare, an app for teachers. He will be speaking at the EU’s Innovation Convention on 10 March, 2014.

Xavier Damman, the co-founder of online news site Storify. He will be speaking at the EU's Innovation Convention on 11 March, 2014.
innovation convention | interview | innovation union
07 February 2014

Entrepreneurs need to travel to the centre of their industry - Storify’s Xavier Damman

Entrepreneurs need to travel to the region that specialises in their industry to have the best chance of success, according to Xavier Damman, the co-founder of online news site Storify. He will be speaking about innovation and life in Silicon Valley at the EU’s Innovation Convention on 11 March, 2014.

Professor François Englert won the Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 along with Professor Peter Higgs. Image: ULB
interview | frontier research | innovation union
10 December 2013

How to become a Nobel Prize winner

Professor François Englert, from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, is receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 on 10 December from the hands of King Carl Gustav of Sweden. He shares this award with the Scottish physicist Professor Peter Higgs. Horizon took part in a joint interview with Prof. Englert in Brussels. He answered questions on the future of physics, CERN, large particle accelerators, and … the rest of the universe.

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