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Ten European research institutions and a UK biotech company are joining forces to study the memory loss in Alzheimer’s and to develop treatments.

The European Commission wants member states to adopt a code of conduct for nanotechnology research at universities, research institutes and companies.

The move from the warm embrace of global healthcare giant GE to a tiny biotech start-up was an exhilarating experience for Bill Clarke.

Nuclear power is back in favour – but does Europe have the skills and resources to bring the industry into the 21st century?

Thin drug pipelines prompted the biopharmaceuticals licensing splurge of 2006/7. Now pharma and large biotechs are looking to tap into university research too.

The exchange of knowledge requires professional people who understand how to do it – including how to manage IP, says Gilles Capart from ProTon Europe.

Commissioner Ján Figel has named the people charged with recommending the governing board of the European Institute of Technology.

Tough news for America. China’s technological development is set to make it the main driver of world’s economy – and an integrated Europe could overtake it too.

Three decades of relative calm in the world of patents is coming to an end, says recently installed EPO head Alison Brimelow.