Concerted efforts are being made to strengthen existing industries and find, position, and build out new industries in Barbados. Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science, and Technology Davidson Ishmael said that the state-owned Export Barbados (BIDC) has been leading that charge.…
Barbados will soon have an export-import (EXIM) bank to help boost the export of local products. Word of this came from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. She spoke to this on Tuesday, March 14, in the House of Assembly as…
Leading world economist Professor Mariana Mazzucato, founding director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) of the University College London (UCL), has been in Barbados this week, meeting with representatives of the public and private sectors. The IIPP…
Export Barbados (BIDC) and Alveo Technologies, Inc., a California-based company specializing in molecular sensing and diagnostics, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to co-develop Alveo’s novel molecular sensing platform while contributing to the development of Barbados’ life sciences industry.…
Barbados has a new facility geared at supporting the business of food science to boost the export capacity of local food manufacturers. The International Food Science Center (IFSC), an initiative of Export Barbados (BIDC), was officially launched on Monday, November…