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Acrongenomics, Imperial's Molecular develop diagnostic devices

Acrongenomics Inc., a Swiss life science venture company and Molecular Vision Ltd., a spin-out from the Imperial College London, said they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop diagnostic devices for diabetes, drug abuse, STDs and cardiovascular diseases.
29 Mar 2006

Swedish biotech: where's the beef?

Sweden is ranked number one among 31 European nations for its spending on R&D - but it is still looking for its first home-grown biotechnology product.
29 Mar 2006

The brain behind France's new initiatives

Philippe Pouletty is on a roll. One by one, the serial entrepreneur with a penchant for provocative lobbying is seeing his ideas become official French policy. But not everyone is pleased.
29 Mar 2006

Funding: UK on the lookout for value for money

The UK budget last week set out measures to extract more value, improve quality and increase innovation from the billions the government spends on science. Nuala Moran looks into the small print.
29 Mar 2006