Tired of dancing to the tunes of international funders, and doubtful that long-promised national grants will come, a handful of African biomedical scientists have turned to private investors to bankroll their dreams of autonomy in the lab.

The legislation, which now heads to the House, aims to ensure the country can compete with China technologically by supporting research and development over the next five years.

Senators raise concerns about how Eric Lander of the Broad Institute has handled equality issues.

A bipartisan bill aims to increase the National Science Foundation’s budget over the next five years and form a new technology directorate.

After refusing to pay the ransom demanded by those behind a cyberattack, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has been out of action since February 8.

Scientists uncover the promise of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), also known as medicinal signaling cells, to modulate the immune system and regenerate tissue.

The state will take on additional debt to finance CIRM, which will now continue to fund stem cell research, training, and clinical trials.

The 2020 budget includes a 15 percent increase in public funding for research and development next year, but some scientists want more details on where the money will go.

The plan to revitalize the European innovation landscape is entering a transition.

The discovery of ancient clades of brittle stars at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean adds to concerns that commercial exploitation of the area could destroy numerous taxa before they’ve even been identified.

Scientists have attacked the government’s spending policies after it locked down nearly half of the money that had been allocated for science funding.

Overall, men received more money on average, but R01s were an exception.

Demonstrations took place in the country’s capital on Tuesday following what many researchers see as a threat to academic freedom.

Small research groups tend to beat large collaborations when it comes to producing innovative projects and breakthrough discoveries.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

NASA, NSF, and NIH are expected to receive higher financial backing for the 2019 fiscal year, going above and beyond the President’s proposed budget.  

The plan would also allow non-EU countries to pay to participate in EU research programs, albeit without wielding “decisional power.”

Men received both more and larger grants than women did, ending up with three times as much funding on average.

The budget is smaller than what some researchers hoped for, and too high for at least one EU member state.