Science|Business Reporting

Manchester University is leading a £8.3 million project to develop a new type of particle accelerator adapted for applications in medicine and industry, and for basic research.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has donated €13.4 million to a new centre for protein research at the University of Copenhagen.

The German state of Rheinland-Pfalz has supported the opening of a new innovation cluster to carry out research and development in the commercial vehicle sector.

French biotech consultants Bionest Partners has a system for valuing loss-making biotech companies using information available on a company website.