Farmako, a Frankfurt-based pharmaceutical startup company, has discovered a new way to produce cannabinoid using genetically modified bacteria that convert sugar into the active ingredients of the cannabis plant. Farmako applied to the European Patent Office for a patent in…
A joint study carried out by the University Clinic Freiburg and the University Clinic Bonn has now shown: severe depression can be significantly alleviated by deep brain stimulation. 16 volunteers took part in the largest study of its kind in…
Poland considers the objections of the Netherlands to the export of unemployment benefits, which allows employees to benefit from a Dutch unemployment benefit in their own country for up to 6 months, to be outdated. “The exchange of employees is…
Since the world has discovered Brainport Eindhoven, there has been a constant influx of delegations from all over the world. Not only do they want to get to know ‘the secret’, but they also want to persuade local talents, entrepreneurs and investors…
The new network for women working in tech, Female Tech Heroes, has announced the programme for its full-day event on 21 May 2019, at the High Tech Campus. The jam-packed schedule includes eight speakers, one panel discussion and 14 workshops,…
Under the strict observation of the German TanDEM-X radar satellite, researchers from the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO) found that fast-driving Ice Road Trucks cause wavelike elevations and depressions in the ice crust. However, the study was…
Cheap palm oil is in demand: it is in frozen pizza as well as in lipstick and detergent. However, to grow, the oil palm tree prefers a tropical climate, which is exactly the climate that rainforests need. Thus, it is…
The Czech Republic will get a new Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Following two years of negotiations, the Prague-based Institute of Computer Science, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC) was awarded the contract for the European RICAIP project (Research and Innovation…
Computer scientists at the University of Vienna have developed a new text mining software that gives users a quick overview of legal texts. In particular, this is meant to support companies in the implementation of new regulatory requirements. The General…
Today, depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, which can already begin in childhood and adolescence and can lead to severe psychosocial disturbance or even suicide. According to the figures of the World Health Organization WHO, more than…