The arts council has given Museums Sheffield money to tide them over the redundancy period, and they have applied for further funds, but the future remains uncertain.
Garrett said he was "shocked" by this as "it was crucial to determine the credibility of DMI ahead of its business case application for further funding".
Madonsela said her office did not have sufficient resources to investigate the claims and had yet to receive a government response to a request for further funding.
Even so, it has made a provision in its accounts for the amount, and repeated its target of reaching break-even by the end of 2009 without the need for further fund-raising.
In a statement, AAS/Aesa said the five-year programme would provide seed grants worth up to $100,000 each, with successful researchers eligible to apply for further funding of up to $1m to scale up their innovations.
But Hawkey has applied for further funding, with which to finish the trial, to the UK Stem Cell Foundation, which is trying to progress stem cell techniques from laboratories to actual use in treating patients.
He told the PAC that in 2010 the predicted cost of DMI not going ahead was increased from £7m to £15m, ahead of an application to the BBC finance board for further funding.
Both Tsipras and Meimarakis are in concord that Athens must enforce the tough changes and budget cuts it has committed to in exchange for further funds to keep bankruptcy at bay.
A bid of £3m has been submitted to the HLF for further funding.
UCL are currently bidding for further funding under HEIF II for additional business development managers to complement the existing positions.
