The Scientist : Maltese Scientists Work on Wits [5/7/2004]

In this Mediterranean paradise, building research labs requires plenty of grit and a little EU help

The Scientist 2004, 18(13):50

5 July 2004

Richard Muscat rarely tunes in to the daily news, but while tending to his children last November, he overheard a TV newscast that stopped him. The prime minister had set aside €800,000 to launch a national research program. For the first time ever, the government allocated money to research. "Thank heavens," Muscat recalls thinking. "They have finally done it."

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