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This Battelle-R&D Magazine report on international research and development trends sees China's race into R&D as the modern day equivalent of the Cold War.

Two more reports from Global Watch Missions – on biocatalysts and RFID

On September 21, 2006, the Russian Parliament approved in the first reading a new draft law on intellectual property. Following the approval, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the draft meets international requirements set for Russia and is aimed at Russia's accession to the WTO.

The patents juggernaut chugs out of the lay-by as Charlie McCreevy sets out his latest vision following the large scale consultation that took place earlier this year.

The Hungarian biotech sector is ahead of the rest of the new European Union member states pack, but it remains stymied by a lack of managers with a scientific background.

Microsoft France's support scheme for start-ups has begun its second year, with success at just one of the 25 companies it has helped covering the costs of the programme over two years. And now Microsoft’s subsidiaries in Germany and the UK are joining in.