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Philips kicks off new spin-out programme

Philips has announced the first fruit of its deal with the venture capital firm New Venture Partners to spin out companies based on research carried out in Philips’ corporate research laboratories.

Amsterdam’s AMC makes keyhole surgery simpler

A researcher at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam has developed instruments that could assist surgeons to perform keyhole surgery. The centre is now looking for investors and partnership or licensing agreements for the technology.

Happy days are here again

The European biotechnology sector is back on track, according to Ernst & Young's 20th annual survey of biotechnology.