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It may not be possible to write a rulebook on how to innovate, but there is no harm in reading attempts to do so.

Wine and biotechnology come together in yet another genome project.

European Union has voted to continue funding embryonic stem cell research after a heated debate at the European Parliament on Tuesday.

IBM offers a few details of its new consultancy service for R&D management. Pity about the jargon.

Indian firms are training large numbers of patent agents - with their eye on the large number of companies abroad looking for cheaper patenting.

It may have started from a low base, but the Indian biotech industry is hurtling past the global growth rate. And overseas companies are anxious to get in on the action.

The future of European Union funded embryonic stem cell research hangs in the balance after a heated debate at the European Parliament on Tuesday.

A team of researchers from ETH-Zürich is looking for investment for their spin-off company, XpresSys, to commercialise novel protein expression technology. The technology has the potential to revolutionise screening process for new drugs.

A spin off from ETH-Zürich has devised a new generation of detection equipment that could help in the fight against terrorism. The company is now seeking investment and possible partnerships to take the technology to a commercial level.

The EU wants 25 per cent of transport energy will come from biofuels by the year 2030 – and is backing research that it will help it get there.