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Swati Piramal was born into a textile business family. And as typical Indian marriages were solemnized more than two decades ago, she too married into one of the oldest textile business families in Mumbai.

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

Wendy A. Choi, is a partner with intellectual property law firm Woodcock Washburn, focuses on US and foreign patent prosecution, transactions and licensing.

Adriana Vermut leads the San Francisco office for SpaceVest, a tech transfer-focused venture fund.

The first of six profiles of women leading the buiness of science: Jane Royston, software founder and professor

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?

The official Irish government report on the failed Media Lab Europe project has focused attention another industry-academic research partnerships – one involving Bell Labs and a consortium of eight Irish universities.

A novel procedure for the preparation of β-lactams, from non-natural substrates.

This device delivers large molecules directly into cells, and even into specific sites within cells, whilst avoiding the cellular damage associated with other drug delivery methods.

Sigma-Aldrich, a US-based Nasdaq-listed life science company, has agreed to license a gene delivery technology from Oxford BioMedica and will pay $5 million for a stake in the spin out from Oxford University.

Michael Kenward's roundup of new studies, reports and tools for the business of science

Scientists love to complicate things; and if you're not in the same field, or – worse – are in business or investment, then it's easy to get lost. Enter the Science|Business Quick Guides to some of the hottest fields of science and technology…

Imperial College London's technology commercialisation company is betting on a spin-out company, deltaDOT, to speed detection and decrease costs of finding new proteins for drug discovery.

Mary Lisbeth D'Amico's first fortnightly funding column reveals how coming out on top in a start-up talent show does not guarantee funding.

Take care: not all spin-outs end in fame and glory. The path from academia to industry is strewn with pitfalls…

IBM’s savvy move to share 500 patents may spark innovation in computer software and in how companies handle IP.

Not everyone can produce a Google, Stanford's way of doing business is making other universities look with interest at the revenue possibilities of equity deals.