Tag: science
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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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$33m raised for medical research and education
More than $32.5 million was raised over a period of two years to advance medical research and education here. The monies raised will supplement government funding in innovation and research. The fundraising, which was started in September 2015 by healthcare institutions that are part of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC), culminated with the…
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How innovation can solve society’s problem
An innovative commons model can be exemplified by something as high tech as a new app…or something as traditional as alpine cheese-making. When you think of innovation, you also may think of patents and profits. But two Swiss researchers argue that we should be focusing more on people and places. Excellence in innovation is as…
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Putting innovation to work
Business innovation isn’t rocket science—it’s really just a creative new way of thinking about how to accomplish a goal. But truly innovative home builders are nearly as rare as people who have walked on the moon. Builders who know how to innovate can reap big rewards. For instance after a Chapter 11 filing in the…
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Cientista brasileira vira empreendedora e cria empresa de nanoengenharia no Canadá
Maria Fernanda Ziegler | Agência FAPESP – A guinada para o empreendedorismo na vida da bioquímica Margaret Magdesian veio da insatisfação com um equipamento científico. Trata-se da placa de Petri, usada em pesquisas com microrganismos e culturas celulares, mas que, como modelo de tecidos humanos, deixava muito a desejar. “A ciência avançou e a placa…
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Canadian Innovation: How to get back in the game
Lakshmi Raj had almost everything she needed to grow her company. She had the idea (a cloud-based time-tracking software for businesses), the money ($22 million raised since launching in 1995), and the tech talent (155 software engineers). But she was missing one very important component: a robust marketing team. Raj’s company, Replicon, is based in…
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Innovation is thriving in British Columbia / Canada
Minister Bains concludes successful three-day tour of B.C., announces funding for local innovative businesses VANCOUVER, March 15, 2017 /CNW/ – Innovation is thriving across Canada, from developing clean energy technologies for creating alternative sources of fuel, to enhancing pharmaceutical discovery processes for combatting major diseases, to modernizing communications systems that will increase public transit safety.…
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Ontario and the new strategy of Innovation and Science
Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science Ontario has launched a new strategy that will support leading researchers and help transform their discoveries into innovations that companies and entrepreneurs can bring to global markets. The Advanced Research Computing and Big Data Strategy will support researchers by providing the technology to analyze data more comprehensively, which would help accelerate…
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