Science|Business Reporting

Six new collaborative projects have been funded by the UK Technology Strategy Board to advance personalised medicine in cancer and lay foundations for national adoption

A sharp reduction in early stage venture capital and bank lending meant increased demand for angel funding. But there were few exits, leaving angels with little money to recycle into new companies

Very few of Europe’s universities are taking philanthropic fundraising seriously, and even fewer use this source to fund research

The EU is to offer 75% grants for projects that help economically important manufacturing companies tread the line between growth of the business and reduction of greenhouse gases

Public grants of £20 million enticed companies to invest a further £54 million in 179 projects, according to new figures from Scottish Enterprise

The partners will work on the development of a second-generation malaria vaccine, combining two existing vaccines to improve immune responses

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee says a root and branch change in attitude is needed to position public procurement as a tool to drive innovation

Demand for grants rose by 17% in 2010, but funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation was up by only 2.7% to €592M

Heptares seals a third collaboration to apply its technology for stabilising drug targets to discover treatments for cardiovascular, central nervous system and inflammatory diseases

A three year collaboration between the Vetmeduni Vienna and the Georgikon Faculty of the University of Pannonia aims to improve food safety and help poultry producers