Tagged with basic research

technology transfer The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) is the main organization in charge of the promotion of science and technology in Argentina. Santiago Villa and Marian Berenstein, general manager and general coordinator at CONICET’s tech transfer office, discuss the challenges of innovation in Argentina and the organization’s place on the…

technology transfer The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) is the main organization in charge of the promotion of science and technology in Argentina. Santiago Villa and Marian Berenstein, general manager and general coordinator at CONICET’s tech transfer office, discuss the challenges of innovation in Argentina and the organization’s place on the…

technology transfer The National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) is the main organization in charge of the promotion of science and technology in Argentina. Santiago Villa and Marian Berenstein, general manager and general coordinator at CONICET’s tech transfer office, discuss the challenges of innovation in Argentina and the organization’s place on the…

basic research Manuel Díaz-Rubio, honorary president of Spain’s Royal Academy of Medicine, traces the history of Spain’s medical community over the last few decades, and emphasizes the importance of the pharmaceutical industry to the careers of doctors and physicians across the world.   You were head of Hospital San Carlos’ gastroenterology unit…

innovation Joaquin Poch, president of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Spain, outlines the Academy’s history and current initiatives.   What are the objectives of the Royal Academy of Medicine and what are your own personal objectives as president? In order to answer this question we have to go back to…

basic research The executive coordinator of GACTEC maps the current level of science and technology in Argentina and outlines the country’s ambitions in this area, which is to have an impact on innovation at the international level.     When was the cabinet was founded and what exactly is its role? The Scientific Technological Cabinet…

technology transfer Joan Guinovart, director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Barcelona (IRB Barcelona), discusses the Institute’s unique interdisciplinary characteristics and emphasises the need for Spain to foster technology transfer as a means to further innovation.   As a means of introduction, could you briefly outline your background and IRB?…

Gubelkian Jose Pereira Leal, Group Leader Head of the Bioinformatics Unit at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, discusses the institute’s unique selling point, stating that, “researchers will continue to come and stay here based on the excellence of research” that the country, and institute in particular, are currently experiencing.   Since its…

scienfitic output João Lobo Antunes, Founder of Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Portugal gives his insights into Portugal’s strengths in science and technology, as well as his ambitions to grow IMM into one of the world’s leading institutes for genomics.   How would you rate Portugal’s scientific output nationwide? The scientific development…

Basic Research Despite declining investments by big pharma in recent years, Canada has created a number of innovative ways to incentivize R&D throughout its vast geography. “Science powers commerce,” Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper remarked in 2010. In those three words, the prime minister summarizes a massive effort by various stakeholders to…

Basic Research “If you look at the cuts in the public sector, the science budget has been relatively lightly touched. This sends a signal at a very high level that science, the knowledge economy, and the smart training of people are very important for our economic recovery,” says Mark Ferguson, Director General,…

Basic Research A round-table discussion with leading figures from Taiwan’s NHRI, covering perspectives on the current state of the Taiwanese healthcare and pharmaceutical environment, links between academia and industry, the potential of biotech to drive the Taiwanese economy in the years to come, and Taiwan’s China connection. Participants:  Hsing-Jien Kung, President, National…