Sentences with phrase «from government research»

Can a government agency be charged with RICO violations because James Hansen and GISS certainly being doing «criminal» activities to extort monies from the government research pool.

Not exact matches

The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

And featuring presentations from: - Taeho Bark, Former Minister for Trade of the Korean Government - Chris Rodwell, CEO, Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA - Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Centre - Stephen Smith, Former Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Perth USAsia Centre - Jeffrey Wilson, Head of Research, Perth USAsia Centre - Darren Levy, TradeStart Adviser, Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA

The company was in the midst of negotiating a new round of financing and awaiting a cheque from the federal government's Scientific Research and Experimental Development program — both of which eventually came through.

Here's what we can say: There are two publicly known classified programs that operate drones and fire weapons from them, military and CIA, but research into the strikes» effects is constrained by government secrecy and limited access to areas where the strikes occur.

Here's what Curry and the Globe shared from the conclusion of the final report on the focus groups: «When asked, there was strong support for the government offering subsidies to support innovation, rather than providing tax cuts or investments, particularly for smaller organizations,» states the final report summarizing the research.

Beyond its direct services, Livestrong also lobbies the government, conducts research on survivors, and funds smaller nonprofits like Camp Kesem, a camp for kids whose parents have, or have died from, cancer.

More than 140 local health and medical research institutions are set to benefit from an $ 8 million grant provided by the state government.

The research that goes into formulating the business plans that I typically see comes from sources such as industry reports, census data and other government - generated historical material, plus articles from business periodicals.

The U.S. also suffers from an undersupply of farm workers, which is much worse than the shortage of skilled workers afflicting Silicon Valley, says Craig Regelbrugge, vice president of government relations and research for the association.

It's also going to require stable policy from federal and state governments and corporate leadership with research and development.

The DEA's statement was in response to a letter from Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic senators calling for the federal government to facilitate medical - marijuana research, which the Schedule I classification severely hinders.

About half of the company's $ 2.7 million in revenue comes from the federal government, with law, marketing research, and life sciences firms responsible for the rest.

The government is hoping the leverage from its $ 950 - million commitment will help unlock business investment in research and development as a way to lift the economy.

Secondary research involves gathering statistics, reports, studies, and other data from organizations such as government agencies, trade associations, and your local chamber of commerce.

Along with representatives from government and research groups, the school invited a few business leaders, among them Linda Hasenfratz.

These activities rely on the receipt of millions of dollars from industry, governments, and investments, and the fees charged for some academic and research services.

We get mountains of research notes, papers, and surveys from sell - side firms, consulting firms, government agencies, non-profit organizations, etc..

General Fusion has also received funding from the Canadian government's Sustainable Development Technology fund (SDTC) and Cenovus Energy, in addition to scoring a research partnership with one of the U.S.'s leading scientific centres, the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

PERTH - based junior Lynas Gold NL has received a research and development grant of $ 1.1 million from the Federal Government's Industry Research and Development Board, through AusIresearch and development grant of $ 1.1 million from the Federal Government's Industry Research and Development Board, through AusIResearch and Development Board, through AusIndustry.

@Acroyear: «Researchers however, can access other sources of research, or do their own, targeted research for whatever it is they need, using grants from the government, which I have no issue with.»

Under the guidance of a board of advisors from industry, government and academia, the centre drives a research agenda that produces actionable management knowledge for the health sector and the life sciences.

I also lead our Center for Applied Business Research in Environment and Energy (CABREE) which has received funding and / or compensation over the previous 5 years from Enbridge, Suncor, Encana, Cougar Tool, and the Government of Alberta.

Officials from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons told the Obama administration early this year that its inspectors had found traces of two banned chemical weapons during an inspection of the Syrian government's Scientific Studies and Research Center in the district of Barzeh near Damascus, two administration officials told us.

Canada's strengths — and there are many — seem to be overshadowed by relatively low performance in many policy areas that likely influence innovation, ranging from access to markets and competitive environment, to regulation, taxes, intellectual property rights, and governments» own often diffuse support for research and development.

Created in 1997 with support from the federal government and Alberta, AVAC Ltd. is a venture capital investor that provides investment funding for research and commercialization for Alberta - based companies in the areas of agriculture, renewable resources, and industrial technology.

Today, chambers of commerce from the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley released a new research study which concludes that $ 50 billion in economic development along the Lower Fraser River is at risk unless all levels of government act now to address the serious issues facing the river.

Since many or most PhD students are funded off of grants from the government and tuition is one of the few «overhead» items Universities can charge to these grants, making tuition taxable removes a costless mechanism for Universities to funnel money that could go to more research into administrative overhead.

In recent months, revelations from European authorities about the tax avoidance strategies used by Google, Starbucks and Amazon have all stirred public anger and spurred several European governments, as well as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris - based research organization for the world's richest countries, to discuss measures to close the loopholes.

(12) According to research from National Australia Bank, whose numbers contradict the government's, of new housing stock in Victoria (the state containing Melbourne), 18.1 per cent went to foreign buyers and in New South Wales (the state containing Sydney) the share was 13.1 per cent.

Last week in London, for example, an analyst from a research company with whose views I am usually in strong sympathy and who herself is very bearish on China's growth prospects, airily dismissed Chinese debt concerns by pointing out that Chinese government debt, even after adding back estimates of losses in the banking system, is lower than that of the Japanese government, and because the government's debt burden has not been a problem in Japan it won't be a problem in China.

«The latest communication from the government's officials towards an IMF deal has been more constructive,» Mai Doan, a London - based economist at Bank of America Corp., wrote in a research report today.

A Chinese government research institute has begun offering a blockchain - as - a-service platform that aims to enable a wide range of use cases, from identity management to digital coupon issuance.

Some 53 percent of Americans believe big tech companies should be regulated by the federal government, much like big banks are, according to a new survey from market research firm HarrisX.

Consensus publishes current and in - depth market analysis including daily, weekly and monthly market letters and special research reports providing both fundamental and technical advice from top national and international sources, including major stock and commodity firms, independent advisory services and government agencies.

Businesses focused on science or research may be able to get grants from the government.

One forum for this type of discussion is the April 2013 Pacific Energy Summit, co-sponsored by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and the U.S. - based National Bureau of Asian Research, that will bring together private sector, government and policy leaders from a number of Asian countries, as well as the United States and Canada, to discuss how to forge trans - Pacific co-operation for this new energy era.

Dr. Richard Swart, who heads the Crowdfunding Research Program at the University of California, Berkeley, has cited several experts who project that the size of the securities crowdfunding market will range from «$ 3.98 billion (Nest, Neiss, Stralser & Fleming 2013) to as much as $ 300 billion over the coming years depending on the level of enabling regulation adopted by governments.»

Previous investors were led by Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, which provided $ 1 million through a Transition to Scale investment and helped catalyze matching investments from a wide range of sources including Maple Leaf Angels, MaRS Innovation, the University of Toronto's Connaught Seed Fund, the Government of Canada through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC - IRAP) and the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED), and the Government of Ontario through investment by Ontario Centres of Excellence and support by MaRS Discovery District and ventureLAB / Genesis.

Stepping down from the Board are Dr. Howard Alper, O.C., former Vice-President, Research, University of Ottawa and recently named Chair, Government of Canada's new Science, Technology and Innovation Council; Mr. Felix Chee, former President and CEO, University of Toronto Asset Management; and Dr. Ron Venter, recently retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Assistant Vice President of the University of Toronto.

Ontario - based businesses can benefit from a number of government grant and tax incentive programs that drastically reduce the cost of performing research and development activities.

Such gaps tend to narrow for a number of reasons, including higher marginal productivity on cheaper labor and land costs in lower - tier cities, better economic integration with government - led redistribution of infrastructure and public resources from regional hubs to small neighbor cities, and broader penetration of technology, including smartphones and the internet, according to the Morgan Stanley research.

Huge amounts of money are available from governments and wealthy foundations for climate institutes and for climate - related research.

The latest study from the Pew Research Center found that government restrictions and social hostilities regarding religion in 2015 (the latest year with data available) were actually down a bit from record highs in 2012, although up significantly from 2007 when Pew began keeping track.

Supporters of the repeal, including Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. and Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, champion it as a way to keep government from controlling what pastors can and can not say, while its critics, including the Alliance Defending Freedom, see it as an unwanted blend between politics and worship, as well as being judicially unsustainable.

When the government refuses to allow things like stem cell research and the many benefits that could come from it because it violates someone's religious beliefs, then I am against it.

Back in 2012, a short film called Montauk from filmmaker Charlie Kessler garnered some attention at The Hamptons Film Festival for its intriguing sci - fi story about a government research lab conducting strange experiments outside of a small American town (which leads to a bunch of weird stuff happening, including a child going missing and a monster from another dimension being released).

LifeWay Research found in 2012 that 9 in 10 Protestant pastors believe that the government shouldn't prohibit pastors from preaching politics, but that 9 in 10 also believe pastors shouldn't do it.

There is, oddly, no mention of any results whatever from that research, other than the oblique suggestion that it would be much improved if government funds could be brought to bear.

Such trends were reinforced by ever - increasing percentages of university budgets being drawn from government and business research grants, which moved the center of gravity away from the humanities.