Mary Lisbeth D’Amico

German VCs at last week’s Venture Lounge in Munich showed little appetite for me-too Internet companies.

The new Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is the most dramatic example of Germany's attempt to break down walls within academia.

Science|Business speaks to Professor Matthias Kleiner, President of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, about the impact of the Excellence Initiative on German higher education.

With parliamentary elections imminent, politicians seem to have undergone a late conversion to financial stimulus packages.

With their pockets boosted by government tax breaks, and domestic competition fierce, French venture capitalists are looking for pastures new.

A new organisation has sprung up to represent university enterprise societies and spread the entrepreneurial spirit across the UK.

A German plan to boost early-stage investment ran foul of the European Commission last week, sparking protests from business angels.

Germany’s Parliament has made tentative steps in liberalising the law on stem cells. Good news for researchers, but investors still seem sceptical.

A new wave of companies with rich backers plans to change how people interact over the Internet. But sceptics are still searching for a sustainable business model.

Business angels in German-speaking countries have traditionally been shy about what they do. Mary Lisbeth D'Amico watches them come out of hiding.