Last week, state and federal science ministers of research, education and finance at the Joint Science Conference announced that Germany has indefinitely extended the Excellence Initiative, the country’s program to accelerate research at German universities. Research and Education Minister Johanna Wanka stated that top German universities are to receive annual bonuses of at least €10 […]
At the 2016 China Healthcare Investment Conference, held in Shanghai in late March, the Chinese government emphasized the need for foreign investments and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry as part of China’s 13th five-year plan (2015–2010). Factors to aid Chinese innovation include in-licensing of pharmaceutical drugs, using US business locations to endorse high-class drugs in […]
In a report released earlier this month, Statistics Sweden forecasts that the Swedish government plans to increase R&D funding by SEK 747 million ($92.1 million) to SEK 34.4 billion ($4.2 billion) for 2016, which is 3.7% of this year’s federal budget. This is a slight decrease from 2015, when R&D funding made up 3.8% of […]
Japan is set to develop its own genome editing technology, with the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry providing funding of ¥8.6 billion ($79.6 million) for the next five years to companies, as well as R&D and academic institutes. In fiscal 2016, the ministry will provide ¥1.72 billion ($15.9 million) for pertinent projects that are submitted […]
On March 23, a new measure to increase the percentage of the blend of biodiesel with diesel fuel was signed into law by Brazlian President Dilma Rouseff. The percentage increase is mandatory for Brazil, the world’s second largest market for biodiesel. By 2017, the blend of biodiesel with diesel fuel will increase to 8% from […]
According to a report entitled “International Comparative Performance of India’s Research Base (2009–2014)” released in February 2016, India’s research publication output has increased greatly since 2009, growing from 3.1% to 4.4% of the world’s total science research publication output in 2013, which equals a CAGR of 13.9%. In 2013, India released 106,065 papers, a 68.5% […]
The UK’s GDP expenditure on R&D for 2014 was £30.6 billion ($23.0 billion), a 4.4% increase from 2013 and a 4.1% annual average increase since 1990. The business sector had the highest R&D output in 2014, responsible for £19.9 billion, or 65%, of total R&D expenditure in the UK, a 5.9% increase. Business received R&D […]
Although Japan has long been a hub of scientific innovation, the nation’s overall scientific output has been declining. The Nature Index is a database that records the number of research papers associated with a particular institution each year, calculating a weighted fractional count (WFC) that associates authors with specific studies. Although the University of Tokyo’s […]
Last week, the Canadian government released details of its federal budget for fiscal 2016. To further scientific and technological innovation, Budget 2016 proposes CAD 95 million ($72.1 million) be provided per year on an ongoing basis for “discovery research.” This includes CAD 30 million for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Natural Sciences […]
Science and technology are major sectors of investment for China’s next five-year plan, according to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. China’s 13th five year plan from 2016 to 2020 will include a 9.1% increase to ¥271 billion ($41 billion) for science funding, as well as a focus on environmental sustainability and a cutting back on bureaucratic […]
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