Way back in June 2008, the BC government announced that they had committed $1M which was matched by the government of India to support collaborative research between BC and Indian research scientists. On Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, the BC Minister of Technology, Trade, and Economic Development, Ida Chong, announced that the collaborative funding programme, which is being administered by ISTP (International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada), is asking for expressions of interest in the fields of convergent medical technologies, clean biotechnology, health, and biopharma by October 24, 2008. More details about the announcement here and about the programme here. Plus, for anyone who’s interested in knowing more about the delegation of Indian scientists who visited Canada in August you can find copies of the presentations that were made and some information about their itinerary on the ISTP site. There’s also some information in my interview with Darren Frew, Nanotech BC’s executive director (postings dated Sept. 26 and Sept. 29, 2008).

I just heard from poet Heather Haley that she will be featured on CBC Radio 2 (105.7)  tonight on the On the Signal show at 10 pm. If you’re curious about her work, you can check it out here.