Breaching industry-university barriers

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A group of industrialists and university leaders met in Jun 1993 to discuss ways to improve Japan's academic research. The group drafted a joint statement calling for more cooperative research efforts between universities and industry, more international exchanges and more support for basic research.

Business and education, Industry and education

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New institute seen as brains behind big boost in spending

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Japan has undertaken a commitment to neuroscience research with the government's announcement that it will spend some $125 million in 1997 and perhaps six times as much in the following five years. The creation of a Brain Science Institute will be central to the project.

Finance, Brain research, Neurology

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Japan centers in on genome work

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Japan's government plans to double its funding of genome-related research in 1998. The new genome program will be centered on protein research at a large-scale nuclear magnetic resonance imaging center that will be part of a Genetics Frontier Research Center.

Planning, Genetic aspects, Plant genetics, Magnetic resonance imaging, Rice, Federal aid to research, Government aid to research, Genetic research

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