Tag: funding
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UK’s industrial strategy requires more university funding
The UK is running out of ideas. We are getting low on breakthroughs. Far fewer cries of “eureka” are being heard throughout the country. And, for the future of our economy, this is a real problem. The government’s White Paper on the industrial strategy is aimed at firing innovation in the fields of science, technology,…
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Johnson & Johnson Innovation announces S$5.1 Million in research grants
Johnson & Johnson Innovation, a Division of Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment Ltd., announced on 28 February 2018 the three finalists that will receive S$5.1 million (~US$3.9 million) in support of research projects for up to three years through the Johnson & Johnson Innovation World Without Disease Grant Call Collaboration with the Agency for Science, Technology, and…
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Trudeau government proposes new cash to help Canada’s research catch up
The federal government took aim at gaps in funding for university labs and research on Tuesday, announcing what it described as the “single largest investment in investigator-led fundamental research in Canadian history.” The new funding, totalling more than $3 billion over five years, would address a series of concerns identified by a government-appointed panel that…
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The Driver Of Innovation: Environment Or People?
Society loves to typecast people. It wants to stick you in a box and keep you there, especially true when it comes to careers. For most of my career, I’ve worked in business and worked as a writer simultaneously. Somedays, I feel more like a writer, other days I’m a business nut. But every day both…
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Athenry gets €4.5m food innovation campus as Apple ‘in limbo’
Regional development projects secure more than €30 million in State funding A new €4.5 million food innovation hub for Athenry is a “vote of confidence” in the town earmarked for Apple’s data centre project, says local TD Seán Canney. “Apple is not dead, but it is in limbo, and this shows that it is not…
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State innovation funds supported hundreds of startups
The University of California announced that a $22 million investment from the State of California to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship across the UC system has supported more than 500 new startups and existing companies, helped launch at least 47 new products and enabled companies to attract $3.7 million in additional investments. “Assembly Bill 2664 funds…
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UK, EU ‘must urgently agree’ deep science partnership
A new, deep and special partnership in science and innovation between the European Union and the United Kingdom must be agreed upon as a matter of urgency, a policy briefing published by the Centre for Global Higher Education, or CGHE, on 1 November has recommended. CGHE is based at the UCL Institute of Education in…
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Innovation to save money, water and power
Yet, for all the sectors embracing technology, government can sometimes lag behind. “Part of this is simple human nature: government officials become personally invested in their past decisions,” explains internet entrepreneur Kalev Leetaru, who founded his first company as an 8th grader. “New and disruptive innovations that might cast doubt on the wisdom of those…
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BC Innovation Council Awards $735,000 to Fund Market-Driven Research
VANCOUVER, Oct. 11, 2017 /CNW/ – The BC Innovation Council, a Crown agency of the Province focused on strengthening the B.C. economy through market driven innovation and technology, is excited to announce the winners of its third BCIC Ignite Awards. A total of $735,000 was awarded to four B.C. projects for industry-driven academic research…
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Need to source R&D funding? There’s an app for that
Minister of State for Training and Skills John Halligan, TD, and KTI director Dr Alison Campbell. Image: Conor McCabe Photography Knowledge Transfer Ireland helps businesses to benefit from access to Irish expertise and technology. Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) has created a new tool to find R&D funding and help organisations to get their research projects…
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