Senate Moves Toward SBIR Reauthorization for Eight Years The U.S. Senate expects to approve an eight-year reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. But it is not known if the House of Representatives will follow suit and pass it or continue to press for its own version. [US Senate, United States] Press Release U.K. to Open Patient Data and Boost Life Science Funding As part of a suite of measures to support the country’s life science sector, the United Kingdom plans to increase researchers’ access to medical patient data and funnel £180 million ($280 million) to a new fund designed to help turn basic science into marketable treatments, Prime Minister David Cameron announced. [British Prime Minister, United Kingdom] Press Release UK Pumps £200 Million Back into Scientific Infrastructure Britain’s Chancellor George Osborne announced £200 million (US$314 million) for science infrastructure projects in his annual Autumn Statement. [Britain Chancellor, United Kingdom] Press Release European Commission Confirms New Chief Science Adviser Two years after announcing that he will be appointing the European Union’s first chief science adviser, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has confirmed that Scottish microbiologist Anne Glover will be taking up the job in January. [European Commission, European Union] Press Release EU Seeks $100 Billion for Research Despite a chaotic European economy, the European Commission has proposed a budget of €80 billion (US$106 billion) for the years 2014 to 2020, up from €50.5 billion for 2007 to 2013. [European Commission, European Union] Press Release Science Academies at Odds Over New Law in Montenegro A new law in Montenegro aimed at strengthening science and innovation for development has sparked a war of words between the country’s two science academies, including a call for the country’s science minister to be replaced. [The Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts, Montenegro] Press Release Adoption and Implementation of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition (NOT-OD-12-020) [National Institutes of Health, United States] |