Nihonium (Nh), Moscovium (Mc), Tennessine (Ts), and Oganesson (Og) are the names proposed for the four new additions to the periodic table. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Inorganic Chemistry Division has reviewed these proposals and recommends them for approval. A five-month public review is now set, expiring 8 November 2016, prior to the formal approval by the IUPAC Council.
Source: http://iupac.org/
Finding Solutions for Antibiotic Resistance: STOA Workshop Outcomes
The outcomes of the STOA working breakfast Solving Antibiotic Resistance are now available online at EuCheMS website as well as on STOA´s webpage.
During this event co-organised by the European Parliament´s STOA, EuCheMS, and EFMC and chaired by MEP Paul Rübig on the 28 April 2016, researchers and several Members of the European Parliament analysed the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance and weighted the pros and cons of possible solutions.
Source: http://www.euchems.eu
EuCheMS Nominated to Open Science Policy Platform
EuCheMS was selected for the European Commission High-Level Advisory Group “Open Science Policy Platform”. The group, in which EuCheMS will be represented by Prof. Wolfram Koch, was recently announced by European Commissioner Carlos Moedas at the Competitiveness Council in Brussels.
The mandate of this group, composed by 25 stakeholders, is, among other, to advise the Commission on how to further develop and practically implement open science policy, in line with the priority of Commissioner Moedas to radically improve the quality and impact of European science; and to support policy formulation by helping to identify the issues to be addressed and providing recommendations on the policy actions required.
Source: http://www.euchems.eu/