The European Institute of Technology moved a step forward when the Council of the EU gave the project the nod last week, paving the way for work to begin on the institute’s formation in the spring of 2008.
Like many others, the Swiss EPFL has grand plans to attract international companies. Its secret weapon: renouncing royalties in favour of overhead financing.
An international research consortium has announced plans for a $50 million effort to create the most detailed and medically useful map of human genetic variation to date.
Since 1996 Index Ventures has invested in seed and early stage start-ups. Now it says Europe’s start-ups are more mature and need care and capital to stay in control.
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