Archive for the ‘IASP 2009’ Category
Planting seeds and making them grow
Monday, June 1, 2009, 7:41 amIt’s an encouraging historical fact that creativity rises when the economy tanks.
That means, the time to plant seeds for tomorrow’s innovation is now, when the global economy is shrinking, unemployment is rising and one of the world’s largest carmakers, General Moters, is about to restructure in the biggest industrial bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Mapping RTP's future
Sunday, May 31, 2009, 4:40 pm
Science and innovation will continue to drive economic development in the next 20 years, but where the new jobs will spring up is not as clear.
The Internet is emphasizing how researchers work over where they work. To solve scientific puzzles increasingly requires more than one researcher, one lab, or one organization. And in the global recession government is trading places with industry in stepping up investment in research and development.
Governor wants incentives for entrepreneurs
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 4:10 pmGov. Beverly Perdue used a ribbon cutting Thursday to propose state incentives to encourage scientists to become entrepreneurs.
Purdue seized the grand opening of Quintiles Transnational’s new global headquarters in Durham to talk about a founder’s tax credit and small innovation research grants she said she wants legislators to pass during the ongoing session.
Gateway to China
Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 2:45 amThe Hamner Institutes of Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park has signed a deal that could help North Carolina biotech companies do business in China.
The partnership with China Medical City, a RTP-size research park the Jiangsu provincial government is establishing about three hours north of Shanghai, also aims to bring Chinese investment and jobs to North Carolina.
Offshoring R&D
Monday, May 18, 2009, 5:48 pmAnybody who believes jobs in research and development are safe from going to countries with low labor costs, should read Robert Atkinson’s testimony before a congressional subcommittee on technology and innovation.
RTP: Then and now
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 7:09 pmOn a Friday afternoon, when traffic is bumper-to-bumper four lanes deep on Interstate 40 from Research Triangle Park to Raleigh, it’s hard to imagine RTP was nothing but scrub pines and possums 50 years ago.
