This announcement from Digital Science about their 'Calalyst Prize' for innovators developing software tools or technologies for scientific research may be of interest to followers of this list.
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Digital Science launches a new funding program to spur innovation
LONDON - 2 August 2011
Digital Science, a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd., today unveiled its Catalyst Prize, an initiative to support innovators who wish to develop new software tools or technologies for scientific research. The programme will provide a series of awards up to £15,000 each to the most promising ideas for novel uses of information technology in science. Catalyst Prize awards are intended mainly to provide initial support for innovators who wish to take ideas from concept to prototype. Along with funding, they also provide an opportunity to work with Digital Science to refine, develop and promote the innovation.
"We know from talking with researchers and entrepreneurs from around the world that many innovative ideas for making use of technology in science are still locked up inside people's heads," said Timo Hannay, Managing Director of Digital Science. "The Catalyst Prize is our way of helping to unleash the best of these and turn them into reality."
The application process is simple, and decisions are made in a timely fashion. Interested parties are asked to submit a short proposal detailing their breakthrough idea or innovation. Shortlisted applicants are then invited to present their ideas, preferably in person at a Digital Science office in London, New York or Tokyo.
Priority will be given to applicants who have limited access to other sources of funding, and to projects that adopt open and collaborative approaches. Digital Science will not claim intellectual property rights over the results.
"We are proud of Macmillan's long track record in supporting innovation, both inside and outside the company, not least in our science-publishing division, Nature Publishing Group. But we are always seeking new ways to do more, which is why we launched Digital Science, and why we're delighted to announce the Catalyst Prize initiative," said Annette Thomas, CEO, Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
For more information on the initiative or to apply, visit <http://www.digital-science.com/catalyst>.
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About Digital Science
Digital Science is a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd. It was launched in December 2010 to provide technology solutions for researchers. From intelligent knowledge-discovery tools to software applications for the laboratory and decision-support systems for managers, Digital Science combines world-class technology with a resolute focus on scientists and those who support the research process. For more information, visit http://www.digital-science.com
About Macmillan Publishers Ltd
Macmillan Publishers Ltd. is one of the largest and best-known international publishing groups in the world with staff operating in over 80 countries. It is a part of the privately owned media group, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH. Macmillan provides a wide range of high-quality information through its scholarly, educational, fiction and non-fiction publishing activities. Products include journals in science, medicine and the social sciences; academic monographs; educational course materials, textbooks and online resources; as well as serious non-fiction and literary fiction. For more information, please visit http://www.macmillan.com/
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