Richard L. Hudson

Asian R&D is hot. Witness our summertime sampling of news tidbits – some important, some just bizarre.

How will Imperial College London's newly floated tech-transfer affiliate invest its stock-market millions? After raising the money, now comes the fun part: spending it.

The stock-market debut at the end of July of Imperial College London’s tech-transfer office is the best news for academic reform in years.

Carlos Moreira, co-founder and chairman of Swiss data-encryption firm WISekey, talks to Science|Business editor Richard L. Hudson on the travails of entrepreneurship.

An unusual programme by the software giant to spin out its technology has netted nine sales to small companies - with more on the way.

Microsoft Corp. is spinning out some of its software technology to two small European tech ventures, as part of a program to speed development of innovations from its labs.

The European Commission wants businesses to spend more on research and development - and to help encourage that, the agency is preparing a volley of government proposals for the Autumn.

EU technology policy is moving beyond the numbers game, and getting down to economic basics.

The controversial proposal for a new European Institute of Technology hit more political turbulence, as the EU’s research commissioner questioned whether it should receive preferential funding.

AstraZeneca’s outrageously high bid for Cambridge Antibody Technology underscores the heat rising in the biotech market.