Archive for the ‘Research’ Category
Online Education: No more dusty classrooms
Americans have for years experienced ever increasing fees in higher education. A study by Deloitte, published January 2013, showed that tuition and fees at U.S. public and private colleges rose by an average of 439 percent from 1982 through 2007. Many families and students have hoped to find a key to reduce the costs and [...]
US-Danish initiative on Molecular Programming and Computing in Copenhagen
The Danish Council for Strategic Research is organizing a workshop on Molecular Programming and Computing together with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Innovation Center Denmark. The workshop will be held on May 2nd-4th in Copenhagen and include inspiring keynote speakers and many sessions on different aspects of Molecular Programming and Computing. Molecular Programming and [...]
Next stop: Denmark
Representatives from ICDK attended the latest Destination Europe conference Friday April 11th in Washington and had a chance to describe the many possibilities for researchers and companies in Denmark within Life Sciences. With more than 100 participants, the Destination Europe Conference was an excellent opportunity for different stakeholders to get a closer understanding of the [...]
How US Universities use social media
US Universities have quickly embraced social media, using it in creative ways to build up their brands and engage with their community. Universities are often portrayed as bastions of tradition, however especially in the US, they have embraced and accepted social media from the very beginning. In the year of 2011, all of American colleges [...]
Save the date: Destination Europe 11 April 2013, Washington DC
The next Destination Europe Conference will take place in Washington DC on the 11th of April and will give researchers a chance to learn more about research environments and job possibilities in Europe. Destination Europe is a forum for leading European research organizations, funders and industry to present global opportunities to researchers and innovators. It [...]
New Danish growth package include initiatives towards research and foreign labor
The Danish Government launched a new growth plan in February 2013 to help strengthen the Danish competitiveness, boost foreign investment and attract talents to Denmark The financial and fiscal crisis is taking its toll on Danish industry with little success creating new jobs. Therefore, the Danish government has launched a new growth package, which includes [...]
US-Denmark Summer Workshop on Renewable Energy
U.S. and Danish students have the opportunity to participate in a Workshop on Renewable Energy this summer from July 29th to August 23th in Denmark. Students from all disciplines, chosen on the basis of their academic qualifications, creativity and commitment to Renewable Energy, will be grouped together across academic disciplines and nationality targeting today’s energy [...]
EPO and USPTO launch Cooperative Patent Classification
New cooperation on Patent Classification between the European Patent Office (EPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on a global classification system for patent documents Easier and more internationally compatible system On January 2, 2013, the EPO and USPTO jointly launched a common internationally compatible classification system for technical documents, including patent [...]
4th Annual Photonics Workshop
A joint American and Danish research workshop on Photonics was held last week at Stanford University with help and financing from Innovation Center Denmark. The purpose was to advance the development of photonic technologies for applications in communications, sensing and biophotonics. More than 100 researchers, company employees and students signed up for the workshop, making it [...]
With biosamples as currency and research potential as return
Over the years the Danish society has invested huge sums in building up a range of national registers containing information about all residents in Denmark. In the same way the Danish health system has routinely collected biological material from a large number of individuals. This combination has resulted in Denmark developing one of the biggest [...]
The future of diagnostics and health care technologies
Imaging that you are sitting in your office and are suddenly interrupted by a beeping noise. You look around to find out where the alarming sound originates only to discover it is your cell-phone indicating that your level of blood sugar is starting to go below the level needed for optimal concentration. Too Sci-fi?! Nonetheless [...]
Danish-American Partnership Promotes Melanoma Pain Research
With the help from Innovation Center Denmark, Silicon Valley a new colaboration between Danish and Californian Universities and Hospitals has been established. The area concerns melanoma research and the pain resulting from the treatment of melanoma. “We welcome the collaboration and look forward to receive gifted students and researchers from Denmark,” says Karin Lottrup Petersen, [...]
