Technology transfer

An academic–industry consortium is setting up a centre to support collaborative research and technology transfer between the UK and India.

The spin-out tag makes university start-ups look weak and vulnerable, says Philip Sharpe from QinetiQ, one of Europe’s largest technology commercialisation companies.

A Karolinska researcher decided to borrow ideas from computer games to treat children suffering from attention disorders – and ended up founding a company.

Industrialist Adolphe Merkle is donating his fortune to bolster nanotechnology in his alma mater. His move may be replicated by other rich Swiss entrepreneurs.