Small country hopes to punch above its weight in bioscience by promoting cooperation

But organizers are seeking new sponsors after disputes with US venture capitalists

Max Planck Institute brings together behavioralists and neuroscientists in Leipzig, Germany

Functional genomics center at Greifwald University to work on infectious diseases

PhD candidates say Max Planck Society denies foreign students the same status as Germans

Cash freeze means more basic science projects than ever fail to get funding

Strict guidelines could hamper innovation and cost biotech jobs, industry warns

der suggests

Researchers applying in droves for FP6 funding under a bilateral agreement

but not all believe the hype

Environmental groups say the country has allowed GM farming with too few controls

Cloning still banned, but brain conditions first focus for embryonic cell studies