The Indian government will develop a policy to encourage domestic manufacture of basic chemicals, intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Past pharmaceutical production included manufacture of these products, particularly complex intermediates and APIs. But due to changes in policy and factors such as poor infrastructure and a lack of incentive for R&D, their manufacture has […]

Earlier this month, the UAE unveiled its National Innovation Strategy, focusing on innovation in education, health, renewable energy, space, technology, transportation and water. The first of the Strategy’s four tracks will promote an environment for innovation via institutions and laws. It will include technological infrastructure, innovation incubators and increased R&D. For the second track, the […]

The South Korean National Science and Technology Council’s 2015 budget has raised R&D funding by 2.3% to $12.3 billion as part of an initiative for more public-private partnerships. The nation’s R&D budget accounted for 1.14% of GDP in 2013. A major investment area for the increased R&D funds, basic research, will gain 4.2% to reach […]

A World Bank and Elsevier report shows the development of research in sub-Sahran Africa (SSA) from 2003 to 2012 by three regions: West and Central Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa (excluding South Africa). All regions more than doubled their peer-reviewed publications, with their combined share of worldwide output growing from 0.44% to 0.72%. The […]