The US Department of Agriculture has included a request in the 2015 Budget to establish three public-private innovation institutes funded at $25m per annum, covering biobased product manufacturing, pollinator health, and anti-microbial resistance research.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has included a budget request to establish three new research institutes as part of a drive towardscreating “an innovation ecosystem for agricultural research.” Under the proposal, “consortia of private companies, universities, and researchers from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) could compete for large grants with support guaranteed for no less than 5 years to allow for bold new research…
