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The nine shortlisted finalists for the 2012 BBSRC Innovator of the Year competition have been announced. They will be competing to be crowned Innovator of the Year 2012 at an event in London on 28 March 2012 in recognition of their efforts to take their work beyond the lab to deliver social and economic benefits.
Three finalists will compete in each of the three categories of 'Commercial Innovator', 'Social Innovator' and 'Most Promising Innovator' which are aimed at reflecting the breadth of the benefits delivered by…
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BBSRC is looking to appoint high calibre, committed individuals from the academic and industrial sectors to potentially increase the membership on our Strategy Advisory Panels by between 2 and 4 members in the following areas: Basic bioscience underpinning health, exploiting new ways of working, food security and industrial biotechnology and bioenergy…
On the road to Rio
Science relations between the UK and Brazil have shifted into a higher gear in recent years. And BBSRC-funded researchers are playing a key role in encouraging collaboration and investment in UK science and innovation, particularly in food security, industrial biotechnology and bioenergy. Science and technology are a big priority for the Brazilian government. Public and commercial funding for research doubled between 2003 and 2008, an increase from 1.26% to 1.43% of Brazil's gross domestic product…
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