The IN VIVO Blog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
You thought the VC model was broken? Not according to the UK government, which today provided further detail on its plans to support an innovation-focused fund-of-funds to invest in VC funds covering life sciences, clean-tech and digital tech over a 12-15 year period. The government is coughing up £150 million ($250 million) to kick things off, but expects the fund to raise at least as much...
Cannabis News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Government divisons over the sacking of its chief drug adviser deepened yesterday as its most senior scientist backed Professor David Nutt for saying that cannabis was less harmful than alcohol. Professor John Beddington, the Chief Scientific Adviser, said research showing the drug to be less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes was “absolutely clear cut”, though he stopped short of criticising...
The Jaggy Thistle- Scotland the barbed (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
"Law change call for space flight" (and the law about employing loonies) A change in the law is needed before Scotland can be considered as a launch site for commercial space flights, the head of Virgin Galactic has said. The firm's president Will Whitehorn said locations in Scotland and Sweden were being considered as bases for Virgin's European operations. But he said UK laws would have...
Autosnewspaper (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Lord Drayson drives the Gordon Murray Design T.25 prototype By Zack Newmark November 9, 2009 9:20 PM Filed Under: Electric Vehicle, European, Specialty Marques Gordon Murray Design and Zytec Automotive have ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Aberavon & Neath Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The Liberal Democrats have formally asked the Home Secretary to apologise to the Commons for misleading statements concerning Professor David Nutt and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and to apologise to Professor Nutt for the unfair damage done to his reputation for the incorrect and unjustified allegations made about him. In a formal complaint to the Home Secretary, Liberal Democrat Science...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Members of Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs to demand assurance of future independence from home secretary Alan Johnson More members of the government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs are set to resign unless they receive reassurances on its future independence from the home secretary, Alan Johnson. Johnson will meet members of the council on Tuesday, when he will attempt to placate them...
If Sam Tarran Was In Charge (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
BBC News: The government is set to produce guidelines to ensure the independence of its scientific advisers, Science Minister Lord Drayson has said. ... A statement from the academics was sent to government officials and ministers, and calls for them to back their academic freedom and independence and to properly consider their advice. In a statement to MPs, Home Secretary Alan Johnson said the reason...
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged.
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - UK & world news (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged.
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