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Biology Information Open Source's promoter, Richard Jefferson, asserts that BIOS is explicitly modelled after the Open Source initiative in software. But science is grounded in open exchange and the sharing of information, so what is the point of BIOS and other initiatives such as Science Commons?

Software agents could change the way that computing works. You just leave them to get on with the work.

Every business has to issue a press release one day. When they do so, they should remember that jargon does not help get the message across.

Universities in Ireland can now bid for funds to beef up their knowledge transfer activities.

In an earlier blog, I deplored the lack of data about the European IP market and in particular about the academic licensing business. I am delighted to report that my “bottle in the ocean” approach has produced results.

A laser physicist in Saudi Arabia has devised a workable optical diagnostic tool to detect early cancer - and is now looking for partners to commercialise the technology.

An unusual programme by the software giant to spin out its technology has netted nine sales to small companies - with more on the way.

The Finnish developers of a new and tiny silicon-based timer circuit are looking for partners with application-specific engineering and marketing expertise to take the product further.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham, UK, have powered a fuel cell from confectionary waste. They now want to form a consortium with investors and SMEs to apply for an EU Framework grant.

A group of researchers, led by Mark Pepys, at University College London has designed and chemically synthesised a new drug, which they have shown to reduce heart tissue damage following a heart attack.