A new £50 million research centre is to be set up in Yorkshire, UK, to develop clean technologies and help in the reduction of carbon emissions.

To Riccardo Pietrabissa, ACES Bridge Award winner for tech transfer and innovation, money is a means to an end, not an end in itself.

Persistence, skill, and salesmanship are needed for academic entrepreneurs to succeed in this climate, say experts.

Biotechnology start-ups are starting to outsource the early stages of research and development, according to a new study.

Academic entrepreneurs from France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom have been recognised in the second annual ACES awards, held in Paris on 10 December.