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The view from Angle

We interview Andrew Newland, head of a venture capital consultancy with a long-term strategy of working with scientists and inventors.

Lab Notes

On the glut of patenting, BASF's rising research budget, football fever in the Commons, and other insights into R&D management

The big test

New regulations on the registration and testing of chemicals could have some problematic knock-on effects on European R&D – but they could also bring some lucrative work the way of contract research organisations.

Investing: Anyone got €500 million?

A new proposal from the European Investment Fund seeks to accelerate the success of European technology transfer projects. A noble idea, says Mary Lisbeth D'Amico in her fortnightly column, but no one has yet stepped up to foot the bill.