US

Is early-stage investing dead? Not by a long shot in the US. The US market for early-stage investing is on the rise - good news whether you're seeking or investing money.

The competition to lure biotech investors and know-how is heating up in US states - and so are the legal battles between over fair and unfair incentives.

Tectonic shifts in the patent landscape could follow on from high-profile lawsuits challenging what can be protected by a patent and how patents are enforced that are due to be heard by the US Supreme Court this month.

The pace of forming academic spin-out companies picked up in the US in 2004 after a two-year slump, according to a survey released today.