Nestlé is to develop so-called ‘functional foods’, which are designed to prevent and treat diseases including obesity and diabetes, but are not registered as pharmaceuticals.
The French innovation agency’s approach to risk-sharing is enabling start-ups to attract private capital and make strides in commercialising new technologies.
The European Commission has set out moves to encourage private and public investment in broadband networks to deliver speeds of 30 megabits per second by 2013.
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