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AN ATTEMPT to develop sensitive sensors detecting potential illicit drug precursors is being made by a European Union (EU) research project. The Euro EUR5.2 million CUSTOM project aims to develop an easy-to-use and compact system that screens for many compounds and generates few false alarms high detection rates.…

A EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project is looking for diagnostic markers that will help earmark medication treating complex diseases for specific groups of patients. The ‘Multi-layer network modules to identify markers for personalised medication in complex diseases’ (MULTIMOD) project has worked with translational clinical studies based on high-throughput genomics, advanced computing and systems biology.…

A EURO EUR14 million European Union (EU) research project helping to establish a network fighting drug resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) will wrap up this December.

A European Commission note said that the ‘Pan-European network for the study and clinical management of drug resistant tuberculosis’ (TB PAN-NET) project aimed to link relevant research and clinical teams, boosting Europe’s capacity to diagnose and treat TB patients, identify new diagnostics and establish clinical and diagnostic trials.…

A EUROPEAN Commission report has welcomed the outcome of a Euro EUR1.1 million European Union (EU) research project examining Good Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine Research in the Post-Genomic Era – or GP-TCM.

Brussels said the project helped develop a European-Chinese network for collaborating on functional genomics research; reviewed current research practice; proposed standard methodological protocols; identified priority areas for future research; and developed online resources to support best practices.…

SENIOR figures within the global cotton industry are considering promoting sales of their fibre proactively for the first time, as price shifts are allowing synthetics to seize more market share. Kevin Latner, president of Cotton Council International, argued at the International Cotton Advisory Committee’s (ICAC) 72^nd plenary session, in Colombia, for the industry to persuade consumers that cotton is a sustainable and quality fibre.…

China’s textile industry must create new competitive advantages to compete with emerging low-cost producers such as Vietnam and Bangladesh in today’s tough export climate, according to a senior official with the China National Textile and Apparel Council.

“It’s clear from the trade data that apparel exports in low-cost countries including Vietnam and Bangladesh are growing faster than those in China and we must increasingly look to expand the value of exports rather than rely on bulk selling at low prices,” said Liu Yaozhong of the council’s international trade office at a seminar during the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics trade show Tuesday.…

Walmart’s decision to terminate its Indian joint venture with the Bharti Group may have significant consequences for the food sector, but it was not unexpected, prompted by changes in foreign investment regulations made last year, say experts.

“The joint venture was like trying to run a three legged race with one leg of each partner tied together,” said Arvind Singhal, chairman at Technopak Advisors.…

THE SECOND phase of Clean Sky, a public private partnership between the European Commission and the European aeronautics industry, will help introduce flight guidance systems making the trajectory of planes more fuel efficient, Eric Dautriat, executive director of the partnership, told Jane’s Airport Review.…

The Russian government has once again questioned the quality of Polish meat imported into its territory, raising concerns in Poland that Russia might impose import restrictions or a ban. On October 4 Russia’s meat inspectorate, Rosselkhoznadzor, said laboratory tests had turned up pathogenic bacteria in poultry and frozen pork from two plants in Poland.…

THE EUROPEAN Parliament wants to see official controls in the food chain focusing more on fraud prevention and see inspectors act more like policemen in the wake of the horsemeat scandal and other food fraud cases, according to a draft report released today.…