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French innovation drive sparks university mergers

In 2005, France launched competitive clusters to encourage research universities to support innovation. The same philosophy is driving universities to pool their R&D competencies, restructure – and even merge.
20 Feb 2007
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Investors renew appetite for start-ups

Venture capitalists are on a roll: in the past week two more firms confirmed the closing of significant new funds, to add to five others announced this year.
20 Feb 2007
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Tax relief strains belief

Free money does not appeal to the large number of businesses in the UK that fail to apply for R&D tax relief.
14 Feb 2007
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Final obsequies for MediaLab Europe

MIT’s Media Lab Europe was to be the crowning glory of Ireland’s digital economy. Now the Irish Public Accounts Committee has delivered its verdict on what went wrong.
13 Feb 2007
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