In order to boost Germany’s flagging pharmaceutical industry, the nation’s Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has announced a new initiative. The Pharma-Initiative, with a budget of €800 million, will run until 2011. The Initiative’s goals include improving innovation within the industry, fostering communication among industry participants and assisting firms in bringing their highest-potential products […]
Bt cotton, which has been genetically modified for protection against insects, is the only biotech crop approved for commercial cultivation in India. This year, land on which Bt cotton is grown reached 70% of the total area for cotton growing in India. Agriculture biotechnology revenue made up 11% of Indian biotech industry revenue during fiscal […]
According to the 2006 annual report by Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government’s agency for improving industry, the organization approved 194 R&D projects, worth €52.9 million ($72.3 million) in funding. Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Partnerships funded 63 collaborations between universities and industry in 2006. To further the creation of links between universities and industry, a €30 million […]
Called Ilha Formosa (beautiful island) by Portuguese explorers, Taiwan has proven to be an attractive location for an array of high-tech industries. Revenue at Taiwan’s three major science parks—Hsinchu Science Park, the Central Taiwan Science Park and the Southern Taiwan Science Park—is expected to top TWD 2 trillion ($60.8 billion) in 2007, according to Taiwan’s […]
An increasing number of biotech companies are listing on the Swiss Exchange (SWX). As of the end of 2006, there were 137 biotech companies and 61 biotech suppliers in Switzerland. According to the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, combined revenues of these companies reached CHF 6 billion ($4.99 billion) last year. Approximately one of […]
Numerous countries are funding national nanotechnology efforts in order to develop the R&D and infrastructure capabilities to support private and public opportunities in nanotech technologies and products in fields ranging from medicine, to semiconductors, to chemicals. At stake is industrial and scientific leadership in a new field whose potential impact has been compared to biotechnology […]
Compared with R&D powerhouses such as the US and Japan, a number of countries in Europe have low R&D spending levels. Many of the newly elected leaders of European nations emphasized the importance of improving R&D performance during their campaigns. IBO examined three countries that have recently elected new leaders to determine how well these […]
A report by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has found that UK researchers are collaborating with their international colleagues roughly 50% more than they did a decade ago. The UK trails Germany in terms of research links to the US, the global leader in research; however, the UK is the US’ top partner […]
In 2006, the German Research Foundation (DFG) had €1.41 billion ($1.76 billion) in income, according to the foundation’s annual report. Of this income, 58.2% came from the national government, 41.0% from local government and 0.4% from foundations and private companies. In the first round of the Excellence Initiative, 18 graduate schools, 17 clusters of excellence […]
According to the Chinese state press, Premier Wen Jiabao announced that a clean water supply has become a national priority. This statement comes after outbreaks of blue-green algae in Taihu, Chaohu and Dianchi, three of China’s largest lakes. In June, China adopted a new standard for tap water quality, replacing a standard issued in 1985 […]
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