Policy

The UK and Indian governments are to fund a £9 million project to bring education, healthcare and early warning systems to remote areas in both countries.

The Norwegian Government is weighing a Euro 300M rescue package for the biotech industry as part of a national financial rescue package it is due to announce by the end of January.

A study commissioned by three of the UK’s leading scientific institutions has demonstrated substantial financial and social benefits from investment in medical research.

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) launched a five-year plan which will see the charity spend around GBP 300 million a year on core areas of science in a bid to reduce cancer deaths, including greater investment in cancers where survival rates are poor.

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

Europe’s answer to the innovation powerhouse of MIT finally gets off the ground. Now it needs corporate support, says Barroso.

The European Commission published its strategy for promoting the adoption of mobile television across Europe, setting out requirements for standards, spectrum allocation and regulation to encourage take-up.

For research investors, 2006 was the year that the European train finally started to leave the station. The new year will tell whether it’s going anywhere worth visiting.