One game-changer can deliver the promise of personalised healthcare. It is information technology, says Alan Davies of GE Healthcare.

A new US study has traced the origins of 100 companies to cutting-edge university research sponsored by government agencies.

Once researched behind closed doors, biofuels from micro-organisms and enzymes are starting to reach pilot plants in France, the US, and Brazil.

The UK’s Motor Neurone Disease Association is funding its first stem cell research programme to develop models of the disease.

The World Intellectual property Organisation has launched WIPO GOLD, a free, on-line global intellectual property reference resource.

The UK Innovation Forum (UKIF) has been set up to foster relations between academics and businesses and promote the commercialisation of university research.