The Council and the European Parliament reached the political agreement on the new LIFE+ Financial Instrument for the Environment. The overall budget foreseen for is just under € 1.9 billion for the period 2007-2013. LIFE+ will bring simplification by regrouping a broad range of existing environmental programs and instruments in a single framework. and Táňa Perglová, Miloslav Kryštůfek.
The Seventh Conference of the Czech Neuroscience Society together with the First Conference of the Slovak Society for Neuroscience was jointly convened in Prague November 1-4, 2009. The conference was held in conjunction with 7th International Stem School in Regenerative Medicine, which offered Ph.D. students and young researchers the opportunity to discuss with prominent scientists in the field of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine stands at the forefront of current medical research as scientists seek to better understand regenerative abilities of our cells and tissues and to use these abilities to enable the rescue and repair of damaged tissue resulting from injury or disease. and Luděk Svoboda.