Fundamental research, why should you invest (Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan)

Venkatraman ‘Venki’ Ramakrishnan is the President of The Royal Society and Group Leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. In 2009 he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ‘for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome’. In this interview he explains why governments should invest more in basic scientific research rather than simply on applied science and engineering. He also discusses interdisciplinarity, collaborations, and public engagement.

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This production was sponsored by Khalaf Al Habtoor, chairman of Al Habtoor Group.

We also thank the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the Royal Society for arranging the interview with Venki Ramakrishnan.

Venki's book is available here: amzn.to/2wB8eVY