Canada Launching Global Partnership Program For Scientific Research

"Given the complexities - long development times, high costs and significant risks-no country can succeed alone," he told a forum at the convention, expected to draw some 18,000 people from more than 60 countries over the next three days. "Biotechnology is truly borderless," he said. "International collaboration is critical in making new discoveries. Expanding these global partnerships is key to the future success of our bioscience industry." The program, starting this fall, will support projects between Canada and other countries that are starting to have a big impact on the world economy. Proposals will be accepted from companies and universities. More: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20050619/ca_pr_on_sc/us_cda_biotech_1 [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on June 22, 2005]

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