According to the Nature Index, which follows the research output of over 8,000 global institutions, the 10 countries with the highest increases, or weighted fractional count (WFC), in their scientific contributions from 2012 to 2015 are Saudi Arabia, increasing 87.1%; China, increasing 43.6%; Poland, increasing 34.3%; Russia, increasing 24.2%; India, increasing 23.0%; Brazil, increasing 18.9%; […]
Early this month, the Communist Party and the State Council’s Central Committee issued recommendations to permit scientists and researchers to have more control over the allocation of research grants for R&D funding. From 2010 to 2014, China’s total expenditure on R&D grew from CNY 706.3 billion to CNY 1.3 trillion ($211 billion), making up a […]
Over the last 10-plus years, science in Africa has experienced a revival, with organizations in the international scientific community showing interest in the continent’s research output. Last month, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) partnered with Wellcome Trust to establish the interdisciplinary Africa Health Research Institute, based in South Africa. By integrating data from the […]
Last month, the Russian government announced that it plans to layoff approximately 10,000 researchers within the next three years, with the majority of cuts occurring at Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) institutes. The layoffs represent 17% of RAS’s staff. Moreover, the Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations, created in 2013 to oversee RAS’s property and budget, […]
IBO’s 2016 Industrial Design Awards for lab equipment recognize nonanalytical systems, defined as products used in a laboratory that are electrical and are operational for at least one year. Due to the technologies’ maturity, lab equipment is often characterized by a standard industrial design, depending on the type of system. This year’s winners evolve the […]
The winners of the 2016 IBO Industrial Design Awards for portable instruments employ compactness and ease-of-use in their designs. Portable instruments can be easily transported to field locations for various analyses, such as testing, characterization and detection. Gold Award The 2016 Gold Award for Portable Analytical Instrument Industrial Design goes to Sage Analytics’ Luminary Beacon, […]
Company Announcements Abcam named Gavin Wood, former executive vice president and CFO of Affymetrix, to succeed Jeff Iliffe as CFO, effective July 18. Applied Biological Materials licensed immortalized Kupffer cells from Indiana University Research and Technology for commercialization. Cell Applications and StemoniX partnered to enable mass production of human iPSCs from one lot within one […]
Company Announcements Illumina announced in May the registration of the MiSeqDx as a cleared IVD medical device in Australia. Illumina, Merck KGaA and Genea announced in June the formation of the Global Fertility Alliance for Excellence in Assisted Reproductive Treatment for advancing fertility technologies and processes within the assisted reproductive treatment lab, including greater standardization. […]
Company Announcements In June, Nikon Instruments joined the BIO Business Solutions program, offering the Nikon Instruments Research Grade Microscope Systems Program. In July, FEI and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced a collaboration agreement to establish a new Centre of Excellence located at KAUST Research & Technology Park in Thuwal, Saudi […]
Company Announcements Advanced Electrophoresis Solutions named Yiping Mu as CEO in March. Most recently, she served as general manager of Greater China Life Sciences at GE Healthcare. In May, Magnetic Insight entered into a strategic supply agreement with Meito Sangyo to develop and market VivoTrax, a superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle coated with carboxydextran, as a […]
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