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ICAMS, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation established with a €24 million contribution from leading German firms, has been officially opened by the Ruhr University.

Alternative Dispute Resolution can help keep litigation costs down and reach a speedy conclusion to a dispute.

The first pan-European awards programme to recognise academic entrepreneurs was launched yesterday at INSEAD’s Europe campus, Fontainebleau, by the Science|Business Innovation Board.

Why does Germany have such an under developed venture capital market? Science|Business speaks to Rolf Dienst, one of the country’s most prominent VCs.

A long-time Cinderella, the biotechnology sector in Italy now has a turnover of more than 10 billion euros. It may now be poised to make its mark internationally.

As part of its recent reorganization, HP is taking Open Innovation to the next level by seeking proposals to fund hot new technologies.

In 2007, the UK’s largest retail chemists chain set up a dedicated centre at Swansea University to promote open innovation. One year on, the first product is about to hit the market.

Finnish researcher Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö, of the Helsinki School of Economics, has shown it is possible to increase the R&D activities of companies through public funding.

Record venture capital and heated deal environment propelled biotechnology industry forward in 2007, says Ernst & Young’s biotech report for last year.