Sheridan Libraries get $20 million grant from NSF for data curation project - October 7, 2009
The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries have been awarded $20 million from the US’ National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant is to fund the building of a data research infrastructure for the management of the ever-increasing amounts of digital information created for teaching and research. The… Read More
NextBio raises $8 million in Series C funding led by Newbury Ventures - September 22, 2009
NextBio, a US-based provider of life sciences software, has announced that it has closed an $8 million Series C round of financing led by existing investor Newbury Ventures. Various other private investors participated in the round. Nextbio offers a platform that enables life science researchers to… Read More
NIH makes funding data, research results and products searchable via new tool - September 8, 2009
The US’ National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the availability of funding information for grants and contracts through RePORT Expenditures and Results (RePORTER), a new search system on its Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT). RePORTER is expected to allow users to locate descriptions and… Read More
UK invests £10 million in pan-European bioscience data handling project - August 27, 2009
The UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has announced a £10 million funding for the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). The funds will be used for a significant increase in the Institute's data storage and handling capacity.… Read More
Emerald’s Research Fund Award programme in collaboration with INASP - August 4, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, and The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), in association with the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) and the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD), are offering a research grant… Read More
LibreDigital raises $15 million in second round funding to invest in digital platform - July 31, 2009
Digital media services company LibreDigital Inc, US, has announced that it has closed a $15 million second round of funding led by new investor Triangle Peak Partners and existing investor Adams Capital Management. The company’s other key investors include HarperCollins Publishers, New York Times Company and… Read More
American Chemical Society hails increase in funding for Math and Science programme - July 28, 2009
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has expressed praise for the House of Representatives move to support a $5 million increase in funding for the Education Department's Math and Science Partnership programme. ACS has been advocating a funding increase for the partnership programme, which it has termed… Read More
Emerald/ALCS announce grant for engineering research in Africa - July 23, 2009
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, and The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), in association with the International Network for the Availability of Science Publications (INASP) and the African Engineering Education Association (AEEA), are offering a research… Read More
Elsevier Foundation calls for grant proposals by August 1 under two programmes - July 13, 2009
The Elsevier Foundation has announced that it is accepting new grant proposals for its 2009 Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars programmes till August 1, 2009. Sponsored by STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, the grants for the two programmes will be awarded in December 2009… Read More
New UKPMC grant reporting services now available - May 26, 2009
The UK PubMed Central (UKPMC), part of a network of PMC International repositories, has announced the availability of new UKPMC grant reporting services. Users of the UK PubMed Central Manuscript Submission System (UKMSS) will now be able to use a new service… Read More
