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The UK government has announced a £750 million fund to help companies through the recession, with £250 million reserved for green technologies.

Private equity and venture capital investment by UK-based firms in 2008 fell below £20 billion for the first time since 2005, says a new report.

There is grim reading in a survey of UK venture capitalists’ views of what 2009 holds in store, published by the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.

Who can deliver on science and innovation? I can, says the UK’s new Science Minister, Paul Drayson.

A national network of 22 nanotechnology centres across the UK was formally launched last week with £50 million in government funding.

Britain is making a new bid to attract global business looking to locate R&D activities overseas and foreign universities seeking overseas collaborations.