Innovation and Its Enemies: How the history of margarine and tractors can inform policy making
Harvard Kennedy School / Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Cambridge MA 6 July 2016 Why important innovations stall; […]
Biotechnology
Investing ~3.5% GDP in science, technology, innovation: benchmark for sustainable development
UNSG’s Scientific Advisory Board Paris 9 July 2015 UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board calls for advisor, not observer seat for science
New swab reveals infection causing severe diarrhea of 1 in 3 babies in African hospitals
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 25 May 2015 Innovative ‘flocked swab’ improves diagnosis, treatment of deadly childhood diarrheal diseases; results could
Canada funds 22 innovative projects to help save ‘Every Woman, Every Child’
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 22-Sep-2014 On the eve of United Nations General Assembly events focussed on ways to save and
Harvard expert: “Agricultural innovation offers only path to feed Africa and the world”
Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Cambridge MA 3-Jun-2013 The world can only meet its future
Student, 16, progresses experimental way to kill cancer with gold nano ‘bullets,’ marvels experts
Bioscience Education Canada 9-Apr-2013 Raising scientists: Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada celebrates 20 years of inspiring biotechnology studies and careers Cutting
High school students mentored in top Canadian labs explore out-of-box ideas; Many find career-shaping passion for science in microscope
Bioscience Education Canada, Toronto 20-Feb-2013 Unexpected prizes from a high school biotech science competition, mentored by some of Canada’s top
Study details essential role of trust in agricultural biotech partnerships
Sandra Rotman Centre for Global Health, Toronto 1 Nov 2012 Researchers identify building blocks of trust: Honesty, transparency, capability, accountability,
Canadian girl, 16, invents disease-fighting, anti-aging compound using tree particles
Bioscience Education Canada, Toronto 8-May-2012 Powerful anti-oxidant discovered in tree pulp; Grade 12 researcher wins top honors at national biotech
Abdallah Daar, Biotechnology, Global Health, Global health innovation, Grand Challenges Canada, Health in Developing Countries, McLaughlin-Rotman Center for Global Health, Peter A. Singer
Historic ‘Grand Challenge’ launched: Create low-cost devices for rapid disease diagnosis
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 16-Dec-2011 Grand Challenges Canada and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invest almost $32 million in