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The low-carbon technologies to help avert climate change are there, but they need to be deployed, say some of the world’s best-known electricity companies.

A UK funding council has announced 44 new centres to equip PhD students with the business skills to turn ideas into products.

The Commission and the European Patent office are taking action to eradicate underhand tactics for keeping generic drugs off the market.

The UK government is pushing through to set up a £1 billion venture capital fund for high-growth technology start-ups.

Investing in innovation during a tight economy could provide a leg up for funders and start-ups once the turnaround comes, a Science|Business conference heard.

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) launched a five-year plan which will see the charity spend around GBP 300 million a year on core areas of science in a bid to reduce cancer deaths, including greater investment in cancers where survival rates are poor.

David Alcock of the Patent Attorneys D Young & Co addresses concerns that a recent patent judgment undermines the concept of evergreening, even though Tate & Lyle’s US patents to Sucralose are valid.

A study commissioned by three of the UK’s leading scientific institutions has demonstrated substantial financial and social benefits from investment in medical research.