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First AlUla World Archaeology Summit gathers over 300 delegates from 39 countries for wide-ranging discussion of archaeology's role in society

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
National Centre for Photography, Tourism, Speech, RCU, Late antiquity, Perception, Al-'Ula, Imperial, History, Government, Italian School of Archaeology at Athens, CNRS, Royal commission, School, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Royal Commission for Al-'Ula, Scientific method, Pottery, Whaling, New York University, Arabian Peninsula, Archaeology, Renaissance

Organised by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), the summit has drawn over 300 delegates from 39 countries to AlUla in north-west Saudi Arabia for two days of wide-ranging discussions on archaeology's role in stewarding heritage toward the enactment of meaningful change for society.

Key Points: 
  • Organised by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), the summit has drawn over 300 delegates from 39 countries to AlUla in north-west Saudi Arabia for two days of wide-ranging discussions on archaeology's role in stewarding heritage toward the enactment of meaningful change for society.
  • In the aftermath of the uprising, he said, "We have discovered the existence of a republic beneath the Tunisian soil."
  • AlUla's position as a hub of archaeological activity is continuing to expand as RCU hosts the inaugural AlUla World Archaeology Summit taking place from Sept 13-15, 2023.
  • The summit is a platform for advancing archaeology and cultural heritage management in their interface with other disciplines.

First AlUla World Archaeology Summit gathers over 300 delegates from 39 countries for wide-ranging discussion of archaeology's role in society

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 14, 2023
National Centre for Photography, Tourism, Speech, RCU, Late antiquity, Perception, Al-'Ula, Imperial, History, Government, Italian School of Archaeology at Athens, CNRS, Royal commission, School, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Royal Commission for Al-'Ula, Scientific method, Pottery, Whaling, New York University, Arabian Peninsula, Archaeology, Renaissance

Organised by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), the summit has drawn over 300 delegates from 39 countries to AlUla in north-west Saudi Arabia for two days of wide-ranging discussions on archaeology's role in stewarding heritage toward the enactment of meaningful change for society.

Key Points: 
  • Organised by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), the summit has drawn over 300 delegates from 39 countries to AlUla in north-west Saudi Arabia for two days of wide-ranging discussions on archaeology's role in stewarding heritage toward the enactment of meaningful change for society.
  • In the aftermath of the uprising, he said, "We have discovered the existence of a republic beneath the Tunisian soil."
  • AlUla's position as a hub of archaeological activity is continuing to expand as RCU hosts the inaugural AlUla World Archaeology Summit taking place from Sept 13-15, 2023.
  • The summit is a platform for advancing archaeology and cultural heritage management in their interface with other disciplines.

IBIS: Stellantis and Saft Reveal a Smarter, More Efficient Battery for Autos and Stationary Power

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
Heart, Microsystems Technology Office, Maintenance, IBIS, EV, Electro-Motive Diesel, Research, Cell, Carbon, Science, CNRS, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Environment, Electric battery, Industrial design, Renewable energy, Saft, Stellantis

Integrating the inverter and charger functions creates a battery that is more efficient, which enhances the battery electric vehicle range and is more reliable and less costly.

Key Points: 
  • Integrating the inverter and charger functions creates a battery that is more efficient, which enhances the battery electric vehicle range and is more reliable and less costly.
  • The collaborative research project is known as the Intelligent Battery Integrated System (IBIS).
  • The IBIS project team intends to make this technology available on Stellantis brand vehicles before the end of this decade.
  • The IBIS project is funded by the Future Investment Plan, administered by ADEME (the Environment and Energy Management Agency) and coordinated by Stellantis.

27 to 29 June, Paris - World Leaders & Scientists to Discuss: Basic Research Can Pioneer New Approaches to Global Challenges

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Monday, June 26, 2023
UNESCO, Nobel Prize, Spanish National Center for Biotechnology, International, Civil service commission, Research fellow, Human Frontier Science Program, Liliane, French National Centre for Scientific Research, French Academy of Sciences, International Science Council, Sustainability, Korea, U.N, European, Auditorium, Institut Pasteur Korea, ARD International Music Competition, Sustainable development, Scientific method, Pasteur Institute, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Commission, Pharmaceutical industry, Environment

PARIS, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment, and Sustainability," invites world leaders and scientists to forge new partnerships and propose systems-level approaches to solve global challenges. The events contribute toward the U.N. International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.

Key Points: 
  • PARIS, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment, and Sustainability," invites world leaders and scientists to forge new partnerships and propose systems-level approaches to solve global challenges.
  • High-Level Summit, 27 June, at French Academy of Sciences:
    International Scientific Symposium, 28 & 29 June, at Auditorium André and Liliane Bettencourt:
    English speakers: Rachael Bishop, [email protected] , +33 (0)7 81 87 62 21.
  • The Human Frontier Science Program was established in 1989 to advance international research and training at the frontier of life sciences.
  • With its collaborative research grants and postdoctoral fellowships, the program has awarded more than 4,500 fellowships involving more than 7,500 scientists from around the world.

27 to 29 June, Paris - World Leaders & Scientists to Discuss: Basic Research Can Pioneer New Approaches to Global Challenges

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Monday, June 26, 2023
UNESCO, Nobel Prize, Spanish National Center for Biotechnology, International, Civil service commission, Research fellow, Human Frontier Science Program, Liliane, French National Centre for Scientific Research, French Academy of Sciences, International Science Council, Sustainability, Korea, U.N, European, Auditorium, Institut Pasteur Korea, ARD International Music Competition, Sustainable development, Scientific method, Pasteur Institute, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Commission, Pharmaceutical industry, Environment

PARIS, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment, and Sustainability," invites world leaders and scientists to forge new partnerships and propose systems-level approaches to solve global challenges. The events contribute toward the U.N. International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.

Key Points: 
  • PARIS, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment, and Sustainability," invites world leaders and scientists to forge new partnerships and propose systems-level approaches to solve global challenges.
  • High-Level Summit, 27 June, at French Academy of Sciences:
    International Scientific Symposium, 28 & 29 June, at Auditorium André and Liliane Bettencourt:
    English speakers: Rachael Bishop, [email protected] , +33 (0)7 81 87 62 21.
  • The Human Frontier Science Program was established in 1989 to advance international research and training at the frontier of life sciences.
  • With its collaborative research grants and postdoctoral fellowships, the program has awarded more than 4,500 fellowships involving more than 7,500 scientists from around the world.

Advent Technologies and Safran Power Units Sign MoU to Advance HT-PEM Fuel Cell Technology for the Aerospace Sector

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Environment, Technology, Other Energy, Engineering, Aerospace, Alternative Energy, Manufacturing, Green Technology, Energy, Hardware, Hydrogen, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Business development, Partnership, Advent International, National Centre for Universities and Business, University, Joint, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, HT, Aviation, ADN, Research, Technology Center, University of Strasbourg, Green, Strategic management, Safran, Fraunhofer Society, Memorandum of understanding, Sustainable energy, Scientific method, Renewable energy, Airline, Advent

Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN) ("Advent" or the "Company"), an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology sectors, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with Safran Power Units, a leader in auxiliary power systems and turbojet engines.

Key Points: 
  • Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN) ("Advent" or the "Company"), an innovation-driven leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology sectors, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with Safran Power Units, a leader in auxiliary power systems and turbojet engines.
  • Leveraging Advent's proprietary Ion Pair™ Membrane Electrode Assembly (“MEA”) technology, and Safran Aerospace knowledge and capabilities, this new collaboration will seek to advance the development of next-generation high-temperature proton exchange membrane (“HT-PEM”) fuel cell technology, specifically for the aerospace sector.
  • "We are excited about the collaboration with Safran Power Units, as it signifies a major leap forward in advancing our HT-PEM fuel cell technology for the aerospace sector," commented Dr. Vasilis Gregoriou, Advent’s Chairman and CEO.
  • By combining our strengths, we are confident in our ability to spearhead the advancement of HT-PEM fuel cell technology in the aerospace sector.

QC Ware Announces Inaugural Q2B Paris Conference, Bringing Practical Applications of Quantum Technologies to Europe

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Boston Consulting Group, Partnership, Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile, DuPont Central Research, Investment, Telecommunications, Software, PALO, Economy, C12, Innovation, Government, Saudi Aramco, Boehringer Ingelheim, Development, Monte Carlo, QC Ware, Running, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Machine learning, Toshiba, Airbus, Ecosystem, Environment, Conference, IonQ, TotalEnergies, Quantum machine learning, Microscope, Pharmaceutical industry, Management, Boilermaker, Bpifrance

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QC Ware, a leading provider of industry-disrupting quantum and quantum-inspired machine learning, and chemistry simulation solutions, today announced the first-of-its-kind Q2B Paris Conference, presented in joint partnership with Bpifrance and running May 3-4, 2023. 

Key Points: 
  • The Paris conference, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile, will dive deep into quantum computing, quantum communications, and security commercial futures in Europe and around the globe.
  • The conference is a collaborative effort between QC Ware and Bpifrance, France's public investment bank, which is committed to supporting innovation and investing in the country's most promising areas of technology.
  • "The partnership with Bpifrance to launch this event is a natural one," said QC Ware CEO Matt Johnson.
  • Q2B paris will also host a number of hardware and software vendors showcasing their latest advancements in quantum technologies: Quantum Delta, Classiq, Pasqal, Quandela, Quantum Machines, Capgemini, C12, IonQ, Quanscient, QunaSys, Toshiba, Alice & Bob, and more.

ITRI Recognized as Top 100 Global Innovator 2023

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Friday, February 17, 2023
Organization, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Patent, Economic development, Sustainable energy, Institute for Global Innovation Management, Research, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Scientific method, CNRS, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, ITRI, CEA, National Centre for Research and Development, Management, Clarivate

HSINCHU, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Industrial Technology Research Institute ( ITRI ) has been named a Top 100 Global InnovatorTM 2023 .

Key Points: 
  • HSINCHU, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Industrial Technology Research Institute ( ITRI ) has been named a Top 100 Global InnovatorTM 2023 .
  • "I am grateful to see ITRI's continuous nomination as a Top 100 Global Innovator.
  • This wouldn't be possible without collective, steady improvement of our research capacity, which gives ITRI an edge on this highly competitive global stage," said ITRI President Edwin Liu.
  • Visit here to learn more about other Top 100 Global Innovators 2023 and the methodology.

Research supported by Royal Commission for AlUla provides new insights into huge, ancient animal traps known as 'kites'

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Monday, October 24, 2022
Work, Socioeconomics, Development, Hunting, Animal, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Education, Bronze Age, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Late, Research, RCU, Vision 2030, History, University, Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Archaeological science, Agence nationale de la recherche, Veni, vidi, vici, Economic development, Scientific method, Press release, Agency, Nature, Late Neolithic, Domestication, Tourism, Epigraphy, Neolithic, Diffusion, Kingdom, Aerial archaeology, Chronology, University of Western Australia, CNRS, Toy, Archaeology, Harrat al-Sham, Al-'Ula, KSA

Dr Remy Crassard, a leading expert on desert kites, notes that they are some of the largest ancient structures of their era.

Key Points: 
  • Dr Remy Crassard, a leading expert on desert kites, notes that they are some of the largest ancient structures of their era.
  • Kites may have led to hunting well beyond subsistence levels, related to "an increase in symbolic behaviour related to food production and social organisation".
  • That hub, the Kingdoms Institute, is currently active as a research organization, with plans to open a physical presence at AlUla by 2030.
  • The RCU-sponsored research in and around AlUla is adding to the knowledge base that will inform the Kingdoms Institute.

Coave Therapeutics to Collaborate with World-Renowned Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases of Bordeaux to Develop Gene Therapy Programs Targeting Protein Degradation in Neurodegenerative Disorders

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Institute, Degenerative disease, Central nervous system, Neurodegeneration, University of Bordeaux 1, Autophagy, CNRS, AAV, MD, MSA, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Phenotype, Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board (Turkey), Scientific method, IND, Parkinson's disease, Re Recher's Will Trusts, Partnership, National Centre for Disease Control, Therapy, INSERM, EB, CEO, TFEB, SAB, Multiple system atrophy, CNS, Eye, University, PD, IMN, Pharmaceutical industry, Vaccine, Medical device, Wood drying, Genetics, Idinvest Partners, Medicine

Overexpression of TFEB via gene therapy demonstrates potential to reduce and prevent the accumulation of toxic protein aggregates1 and to consequently prevent neurodegeneration.

Key Points: 
  • Overexpression of TFEB via gene therapy demonstrates potential to reduce and prevent the accumulation of toxic protein aggregates1 and to consequently prevent neurodegeneration.
  • We look forward to leveraging our collective strengths to best develop gene therapy programs for neurodegenerative diseases with the potential to improve patient outcomes."
  • "We are delighted to be collaborating with IMN to develop coAAVs carrying TFEB and explore these gene therapy constructs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Coave Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing life-changing gene therapies for CNS (Central Nervous System) and eye diseases.