Science|Business Reporting

One of Cambridge’s best known entrepreneurs has been appointed chair of the East of England Stem Cell Network.

Scientists in Pakistan can now connect with their colleagues across the globe via a new high-speed computer network link.

Leading research institutes have joined forces to expand Europe’s energy research capabilities through sharing national facilities and merging of research programmes.

Sweden is the most competitive economy as measured by the European Union Lisbon criteria, followed by Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands, according to the World Economic Forum’s The Lisbon Review 2008.

AstraZeneca subsidiary MedImmune Inc opened a new biologics research and development centre in Cambridge, UK, a major expansion to its base at the former Cambridge Antibody Technology facility.

Research Councils UK (RCUK) has opened a new office in New Delhi, India, to promote research collaboration between the two countries.

Despite being the first country in the Eurozone to go into recession, the Irish government said it would maintain funding for Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), with a commitment of Euro 179 million in the 2009 budget.