Innovation

Turmoil in the financial markets is having a disproportionate impact on biotech – and coupled with extra caution from regulators, is threatening innovation.

Basic science remains of central importance, John Denham, UK Secretary of State for Innovation reassured the UK’s leading scientists in a speech last month.

Microsoft start-up programme Idées is going local in Lille – a prelude to going local globally.

A new report describes the spread of the "global innovation network" model.

Don't fall in love with your technology, advises Dinko Valerio, a leading Dutch bio entrepreneur and VC.

The ESRC is spending lots of money to find out how innovation works/

New research suggests that the majority of start-ups offer products or services that are not new to the market.

Start up funds for PhD students in China.

The spending of the top 1,000 R&D spenders rose by more than $20 billion in 2005. But spending alone can’t buy effective innovation, global study.

The innovation winners will have to use a more disciplined – and science-based – approach to garnering new ideas, says a leading consultant.