News from the Office for Science and Technology in Boston - April 2018 Dear readers, To better meet the expectations of our readers, the Office for Science and Technology in Boston decided to change the format of the newsletter, prepared monthly. From this point forward, you can receive: News from the Office for Science and Technology in Boston (in English), which includes the list of past and upcoming French-American Scientific Events and News in New England. La Lettre d’information – Innovation (in French): A monthly bulletin summing up the developments in the world of Innovation in the United States, which are covered in our office’s Science Watch. You are already subscribed to the News from the Office for Science and Technology in Boston, if you also want to subscribe to the "Lettre d'information - Innovation (French)", you can do so by updating your subscriber profile. Please find below a list of news and last month and incoming French-American scientific events held in the district of the Consulate General of France in Boston. This letter is provided by the Office for Science and Technology at the Embassy of France in the United States. To learn more about our activities, please visit our dedicated webpage. Table of content iGEM Grant 2018 : Call for ProjectsCafé des Sciences #89 : Biomaterials used for nerve reconstruction22nd MIT European Career Fair : What a success for the French pavilion !Launch of NETVA 2018: a training program that provides exposure to the North-American market for early-stage, innovative deep tech startups Articles Since 2012, The Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the United States has been financially supporting the participation of French teams in the international competition of synthetic biology iGEM, initiated by the MIT in 2004. Read more In a collaborative event of Café des Sciences Boston, we are glad to host two speakers to present their research on « Biomaterials used for nerve reconstruction ». Read more On February 24, 2018, the 22nd edition of the MIT European Career Fair featured 110 universities and companies. It was a huge success with more than 2000 visitors! Read more The NETVA program (New Technology Venture Accelerator) provides French early-stage, innovative deep tech startups with a customized support program that helps them analyze opportunities and build technological partnerships in the U.S. and Canada. This program is implemented by the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the U.S. and of the Embassy of France in Canada in four different locations: Boston, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Toronto. The primary goal of this program is to help selected startups build an international development strategy. Read more Articles from the previous newsletter
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