Policy

Basic and applied research are not either/ors. Both should be funded to beat the slump, says Nuala Moran.

France’s Strategic Investment Fund is coming to the aid of the country’s biotechs, setting up a partnership with the industry body France Biotech.

An international group of innovation leaders has called for greater global coordination of innovation policies to combat the Great Recession.

Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker, the former President of the German Research Foundation and outgoing Secretary-General of the ERC, has been honoured in Japan.

A new report from law firm Taylor Wessing ranks countries as places to obtain, exploit, enforce and attack intellectual property.

The British Business Angels Association is launching a government-backed campaign to promote business angel investing in the UK.

Money is not the lure for expats moving back to Asia. This calls for a rethink of how to retain talent in Europe and North America, says Nuala Moran.

Research partnerships between academia and industry are more important than ever. But how do you avoid being swamped by negotiations?