FROM THE PRESIDENT - Whither Innovation?

(The Australian 30/04/00). Sir Gustav was referring in particular to the medical research industry and the doubling of government funding for medical research over the next 5 years. Which still leaves a question mark over the future of funding for the more fundamental sciences, such as physics, chemistry and even engineering, as Sir Gustav rightly pointed out. The success of private companies spinning off from public institutions has been spectacular, albeit not for the faint-hearted over recent weeks...