Thomas Lau

Civo BioScreening is looking for strategic partnerships to help it take forward its novel polymer screening technology.

European biotech is a hot topic among investors. They have supported as many start-ups as in the US but have seen far from equivalent returns. So what's going on? Science|Business talks to biotechnology consultant John Hodgson.

Researchers at four European universities are collaborating to develop software that will help encourage the take-up of so called pervasive computing.

The lack of funding from the private sector is still holding back the development of the European biotech sector vis a vis the US despite a similar number of companies in each.

OncoMethylome Sciences is planning to raise funds via an IPO. Its diagnostics can detect early-stage cancer and predict the response to particular cancer drugs.

Manchester Metropolitan University has recruited academic and industrial partners to a £5 million programme that will assess the problems confronting the global airline industry and help to develop solutions.

A cross-continent project to develop fusion as an energy source has moved once step closer to reality with the signing of a formal agreement.

Researchers who have invented a device that measures the amount of warping in stone-clad construction are now ready to share their know-how.

Greek scientists have developed a way of coating the films used to package foods and drugs, and are now looking for partnerships with companies.

French and Belgian researchers have genetically modified strains of the bacteria as treatments for human gastrointestinal disorderse – and are keen to form licensing and partnering deals to take this research forward.