Science|Business Reporting

Public spending on research has to stand up to rigorous economic scrutiny said the UK’s new Science Minister David Willetts, in a recent speech.

The research charity Cancer Research UK has set up its own £18 million manufacturing unit to make biopharmaceuticals for use in clinical trials.

A partnership has been forged between the Wellcome Trust and the Department of Biotechnology in India to support the development of new healthcare products in India.

A scheme run for the past 15 years to give life science PhD students more commercial awareness has been successful, says an independent review.

The European Investment Bank has agreed a €220 million loan to support research and development projects at the US agricultural equipment giant, John Deere.