Colombia: 6.5 Million Pounds (25 Billion-Pesos) to Kick-Start Colombian Bioeconomy

Jul 21, 2017 | Earlham Institute
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Colombian innovation is to benefit from nearly £6.5 million (25 billion-pesos) of UK funding. The award is one of 37 announced by Research Councils UK to support projects tackling some of the most serious global challenges. The four-year investment from RCUK's Global Challenges Research Fund is set to stimulate the bioeconomy by increasing knowledge of Colombia's greatest treasure: its biodiversity. It will help Colombian researchers, industry partners and crop breeders gain the skills needed to drive sustainable innovation and to attract further public and private funding. The project is closely linked to Colombia Bio, the research strategy of the government science agency Colciencias.