Policy

Investment in clean energy has proved to be remarkably resilient, but investors currently lack the mechanisms to bridge the financing gap, says a report.

The UK Department of Health has drawn up a regulatory roadmap to guide stem cell researchers following complaints of bureaucratic complexities.

The UK government’s efforts to close the funding gap mean that VC investing is dominated by public sector funds, says a new research study.

In the first agreement of its kind, the NIA and the BBSRC are to jointly fund ageing research projects with a total value of £4 million.

The UK’s Wellcome Trust has announced a major new scheme to give world class researchers seven-year grants to pursue individual research projects without constraints.

Federal and state regulatory changes have opened up new funding and cell lines for stem cell research in the United States.

The number of overseas companies establishing operations in France’s high tech clusters is continuing to increase on the back of the country’s generous R&D tax credit system.

The industry association France Biotech has set out its proposals for the use of money raised by the French government’s Grand Emprunt or National Loan.

Foreign companies now have more confidence in India’s patent system, but the economic boom is yet to produce much home grown innovation, says a new report.