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China has now set its sights on developing its scientific prowess in the same way - and at the same rate – as it has modernised its economy.

There’s a new kid on the block. How will the European Science Foundation justify its existence once the EU’s new pan European funding body moves into town?

Two companies that began life in laboratories at Cambridge University have merged to form a new medical diagnostics company, to be called Pronostics Ltd.

Researchers developing compounds designed to prevent allergens from entering the body are seeking investment to move to the next stage of development.

Norwegian researchers want to commercialise an easy-to-use technology that diagnoses the cause of snoring and measures the effectiveness of treatments.

The pressing need for alternative energy sources is driving investment into nanotechnology devices for energy applications such as photovoltaic solar cells.

Imperial College London is set to become the first university to float its technology-transfer office directly on the stock market.

The academic community is in the middle of a massive debate on how people should be able to access the results of publicly funded research.

This week the European Investment Fund took the first step in its ambitious new plan to unleash a wave of technology transfer across Europe. In doing so it endorsed a model pioneered in the UK.