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How to manage a virtual R&D team, valuing research – and other insights into R&D management.

To change the physical characteristics of existing polymers for new market opportunities such as non-stick chewing gum.

As the countries of the European Union struggle to meet their targets for R&D growth, they are looking at new tax breaks for entrepreneurs. Good news, or too little too late?

Mary Lisbeth D'Amico's fortnightly funding column looks at the contenders for Europe’s premier exchange for growth stocks.

A spin-out from the University of Surrey, England, is developing a new process to make silicon emit light – potentially cutting the cost of optical components.

If you want to lead innovation in R&D, don’t neglect the crucial human factor, says Georges Haour from the IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

“If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.” Albert Einstein

Despite the naysayers, more and more women are gaining success in the business of science. Our global investigation shows what it takes: good education, determination, a good employer, and some luck. Memo to government – Help them out.

Research-intensive companies outperform the FTSE average Source: UK Dept. of Trade & Industry

Chewing gum, underwater robots and other technologies, at a UK investor showcase

Cambridge Antibody Technology Group Plc, which is traded on both the LSE and Nasdaq markets, said an agreement was struck at the 11th hour over a royalty dispute with Abbott Laboratories Inc.

Oxford Genome licenses a genomic database with a long pedigree to Belgium’s UCB

Philips is seeking to boost adoption of its clock-less integrated circuit technology, offering it at a knockdown price to universities and research institutions.

A Karolinska team is using microarrays for adjuvant therapy – and is looking for partners

Nuala’s Moran’s roundup of news and views in the management of intellectual assets focuses on how to keep alliances happy