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In an exclusive interview, EU Commissioner Jan Figel talks to Science|Business about the EU's efforts to build links between academia and industry.

A German plan to boost early-stage investment ran foul of the European Commission last week, sparking protests from business angels.

The EU and China have agreed to strengthen cooperation on protecting intellectual property rights, signing a deal to curb the export of fake goods from China.

When Eleanor Taylor joined Scottish Enterprise in 1999, she set about turning an £11 million fund into the £79 million Proof of Concept funding and support programme that it is today.

An internet video portal on the R&D Excellence Initiative has been launched by the German Research Foundation to give a flavour of its top-level research.

The 850 UK firms making the largest investment R&D in 2007 grew their R&D by 6 per cent to £21.6 billion in the last year, according to the UK government's 18th annual R&D scoreboard.

The Norwegian government has responded to lobbying from its biotech sector with a package to help the industry, and UK biotech is asking for similar support.