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A national centre for sequencing plant, animal and microbial genomes is to be set up by the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

Biotech organisations in the UK have expressed anger at a tripling of the license fees charged by the Human Tissue Authority, the UK's regulator.

Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, is joining forces with Singapore-based Atlantis to develop tidal power generation projects in Europe.

The expert panel appointed to review the structure and operations of the European Research Council has begun to consult research organisations.

The Internet search engine giant Google is setting up a venture capital arm, Google Ventures, with $100 million to invest in the first year.