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Tax benefits for Moscow innovators

The Moscow government has decided to reduce the tax burden on management companies and residents of the capital's innovative entities: technopolises, technoparks and industrial parks.

19.12.2012
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Online training for doctors: demand exceeds supply

In Europe, there is an increasing demand for online services that provide the opportunity for postgraduate training for doctors. At the same time, the growth of supply in this market segment does not keep pace with the increase in demand.

12.12.2012
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Nobel laureates received awards

The Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm. The names of the laureates, as usual, were announced earlier. And the ceremony itself, also, according to tradition, took place on the day of memory of Alfred Nobel, who passed away on December 10, 1896.

11.12.2012
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Crowdsourcing in St. Petersburg

The Committee on Investments and Strategic Projects of St. Petersburg, together with the crowdsourcing platform Citycelebrity ru, submitted for open discussion a project to create a creative cluster in the city that will unite creative entrepreneurs and startups, exhibition halls and offices, studios and editorial offices.

07.12.2012
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Practice brain surgery in a 3D simulator

The peculiarity of the SRP simulator is the visualization of the patient's anatomy according to CT and MRI data. During the virtual operation, doctors will see a realistic image of surgical instruments and the reaction of the patient's tissues to the actions of the doctor.

07.12.2012
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12 million for rare hereditary diseases

The EU has allocated a grant of 12 million euros for the development of new methods for the diagnosis and treatment of rare genetic diseases under the seventh framework program.

14.11.2012
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Vote, don't vote – you'll still get... GMO

California voters rejected "Proposition 37" on mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GM) food, or food produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in the state.

09.11.2012
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Venture investments in biopharmaceuticals are unprofitable

The venture capital model no longer works, especially in the natural sciences. This can be seen from the fact that from half to two thirds of all investments in biopharmaceutical companies at an early stage are angel investments.

01.11.2012
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Either Roche stole, or Roche was stolen…

Despite the investigation being conducted against Roche, none of its drugs are being withdrawn from the market and no restrictions are imposed on their use, since there is no confirmed evidence of the negative consequences of taking them.

26.10.2012
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Russian Innovation

The international conference Russian Innovation Week opens in the USA. The event is dedicated to the issues of cooperation between Russian and American companies in such high-tech fields as biotechnology, nanotechnology and telecommunications.

25.10.2012
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The next end of the world is canceled

The panic raised by the media due to the fact that British scientists (TM) discovered an unknown to science "Armageddon virus", which will destroy humanity in five years, turned out to be (quite a bit :) exaggerated.

17.10.2012
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You scold Russian ministers, but in Mexico...

Mexican citizens can theoretically increase their life expectancy to 150-200 years by 2040, according to the Minister of Health there. It's not a joke–that's what he said!

15.10.2012
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To the guardians of biomoral , everything is uneasy

Two scientists studying adult stem cells have once again decided to challenge in the US Supreme Court the right of state organizations to finance the research of competitors working with embryonic cells.

12.10.2012
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Stem confusion

A scandal broke out around a sensational statement about a successful operation to transplant a patient with heart muscle tissue grown from his own stem cells.

12.10.2012