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We stray from the usual stuff of R&D to report on a development that will doubtless appeal to those sad souls who are preparing for World Cup fever.

The OECD has come up with a report that spells out a new "agreed set of Guidelines for the Licensing of Genetic Inventions used in healthcare".

On March 7 in Paris, we open our Science|Business Roundtable of leaders in European industry and academia, to debate and propose new ideas to improve the climate for innovation in Europe. One immediate suggestion is that Europeans do better at communications.

Scientists at Innsbruck Medical University have performed a great service to mankind by demonstrating that beer has important health-promoting properties.

There’s just one problem with the idea of a European Institute of Technology – some of the businesses and universities it’s supposed to benefit don’t want it.

Lost in the European patent maze? Or not sure where to start? Try finding your way around with the Science|Business guide to patents in Europe

Sarissa Biomedical, a spin-out from the University of Warwick, that has designed a sensor to give an early warning of fetal hypoxia during birth, is looking for investors to strike licensing agreements.

Philippe Pouletty is a man with a mission - to make France synonymous with biotechnology. He has his work cut out...

JADO Technologies, a spin-out from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, is developing small molecules that target cell membrane receptors, opening up a potential new avenue for drug delivery.