Ireland

The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training is to collaborate with GE Healthcare to develop new antibody testing technologies

There was a 44 per cent increase in researcher collaborations with industry and a 12 per cent growth in international academic partnerships in publicly-funded research in Ireland in 2010

The Irish government has announced a €15 million investment in research projects to boost innovation

The new National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) has been officially opened to support the development of Ireland’s biopharmaceutical sector

The R&D budget is slashed, but there’s a silver lining to the economic crisis as the costs of innovation, entrepreneurship and building new companies are reduced.

Although somewhat tamed by the economic crisis, the 'Celtic Tiger' kept winning winning significant foreign investment in 2010.

Despite a range of harsh public spending cuts, the Irish government is set to increase spending research in 2011.

The Innovation Academy, set up by Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, aims to develop a new breed of entrepreneurial graduates.