ISSN 10226559 THe (ontents of this magazine have been extratted from the CORDIS RTD-Results Servite, updated weekly. f ¿ψ European Commission The European Commission's Innovation programme is under the responsibility of Edith Cresson, Member of the Commission for Research, Innovation, Education, Training and Youth. CORDIS focus RTD-Results is a supplement to CORDIS focus, a fortnightly news bulletin published by the European Commission's Innovation programme covering European research. CORDIS/ocits and its supplements are published by: EUROPEAN COMMISSION Dissemination of Scientific and Technical Knowledge Unit (DG XIII/D-2) Directorate-General for Telecommunications, Information Market and Exploitation of Research L-2920 Luxembourg • Fax: +352 4301 320S4 http://www.cordis.lu/ t e· ■-* t s. Industry lesaci '-_ Information Technology ία Energy Biological Sciences Protecting Man and his Environment 38 ξ= Agricultural and Marine Resources and Products 40 Measurements and Standards at Physical and Exact Sciences 42 Quick Reference Guide A key objective of CORDIS and the European Commission's INNOVATION Programme is to help ensure that the most is made of EU R&D. This is achieved through a range of activities that encourage information exchange, exploitation of research results and the adoption of new technologies by European organizations.