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Embryonic stem cell lines should be eligible to be granted both method and product patents, according to Swedish and US researchers writing in an international journal.

The Finnish nanotechnology industry is in a boom phase, with the number of companies involved in the sector growing by 111 per cent in the past two years.

A new study claims that meeting the EU’s biofuels target would spur a huge increase in food imports – and contribute to deforestation in less developed countries.

A tale of two cities: as the industry in Lyon trumpeted the benefits of biotech, MEPs in Strasbourg looked the other way, and declined to debate them

2006 was a record year for business start-ups in Ireland.

As it engages with global markets India’s self-interests in IP are shifting. The result is a surge in litigation as differences of opinion emerge within local companies, think tanks and advocacy groups.