South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye has announced a restructuring of government ministries, including the creation of the Ministry of Future Creation and Science. The new Ministry will incorporate the duties of the former Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, as well as the responsibilities of the Korean Communications Commission for information and communication technology. The […]

The European Commission (EC) announced the two winners of its Future and Emerging Technologies competition to fund groundbreaking, large-scale research initiatives involving multiple scientific fields and EU states. Graphene, led by Professor Jari Kinaret of Sweden’s Chalmers University, involves more than 100 research groups and has an initial budget of €54 million ($73 million) over […]

BIO Deutschland’s annual survey of German biotechnology companies, which involved 143 companies in December 2012, found 44% of respondents plan to increase R&D spending this year, compared with 40% in last year’s survey. However, 54% plan to keep R&D spending the same, compared with 56% a year ago. Although 95% indicate their current business situation […]