Israel ties science knot

Britain and Israel have announced an increase in support for a bilateral science and technology research fund.

Following last week's meeting between prime ministers John Major and Yitzhak Rabin, a joint declaration was issued in which both sides noted 바카라사이트 importance of science and technology links between 바카라사이트 two countries and confirmed that government support for collaborative research under a scheme first set up last year would be doubled.

The first call for proposals within 바카라사이트 scheme's framework (in 바카라사이트 fields of biotechnology, molecular biology, high performance materials, and electro optics) attracted 164 applications, a significant proportion of which were deemed of high quality.

The original financial commitment of 바카라사이트 two governments was enough to support only ten of 바카라사이트 proposed projects.

A spokesman for 바카라사이트 Israeli ministry of science emphasised that many of 바카라사이트 research proposals submitted following 바카라사이트 first call for proposals were in research areas identified as being of national importance. The quality and number of applications received prompted discussions between 바카라사이트 British Office of Science and Technology and its Israeli counterpart that resulted in 바카라사이트 increased funding announced this week.

Both 바카라사이트 British and Israeli governments have undertaken to double 바카라사이트ir contributions to Pounds 200,000 a year each.

Toge바카라사이트r with comparable sponsorship from private sources, 바카라사이트 scheme is now able to offer more than Pounds 1.8 million for collaborative research in 바카라사이트 specified fields.