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The Kremlin opened bidding this week on a new venture-capital programme to kick-start the country’s technology sector. And it starts with full pockets.

A venture capital company based in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands has raised €45 million, a record for a VC devoted exclusively to emerging nanotechnology.

As Science|Business launches its report on demand-driven innovation, we take a look how two universities are changing their structures in a bid to become innovation friendly.

Does it really help to have media stars along to launch your reports?

What is the DTI's Technology Strategy Board for? One answer comes in this week's UK budget.

Deloitte's take on the budget and R&D tax relief. And other responses on the spending for science.

A draft European law to fight counterfeiting and piracy has been narrowed to exclude patent infringements – but many other legitimate activities look set to be criminalised.

A record 36,471 international trademark applications were received in 2006 by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.