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Indian firms are training large numbers of patent agents - with their eye on the large number of companies abroad looking for cheaper patenting.

Software agents could change the way that computing works. You just leave them to get on with the work.

Universities in Ireland can now bid for funds to beef up their knowledge transfer activities.

In an earlier blog, I deplored the lack of data about the European IP market and in particular about the academic licensing business. I am delighted to report that my “bottle in the ocean” approach has produced results.

Advances in neuroscience are opening up the treatment options for central nervous system diseases - at the same time as the ageing population is increasing the market for these products.

The Open Source software movement has broken the stranglehold of expensive, proprietary products. Could the same thing happen in biotechnology?

A group of researchers, led by Mark Pepys, at University College London has designed and chemically synthesised a new drug, which they have shown to reduce heart tissue damage following a heart attack.

Scientists from the University of Birmingham, UK, have powered a fuel cell from confectionary waste. They now want to form a consortium with investors and SMEs to apply for an EU Framework grant.

A laser physicist in Saudi Arabia has devised a workable optical diagnostic tool to detect early cancer - and is now looking for partners to commercialise the technology.

Microsoft Corp. is spinning out some of its software technology to two small European tech ventures, as part of a program to speed development of innovations from its labs.

With global revenues of $110 billion last year, and an aging population, the nascent "neurotechnology" market appears poised for huge growth.

Open source software has broken the stranglehold of proprietary software vendors. Could the Biological Open Source initiative do the same in biotech?

Researchers from Helsinki University have found a way to fight cancer by chewing gum. The gum contains a substance which breaks down carcinogens in the mouth caused by smoking and drinking.

Secure Access Solutions, a spin-off from the University of Warwick, has developed a new kind of magnifying lens to help the visually impaired type their pin codes into card readers in shops. It is seeking licensees and investors.

Researchers at four European universities are collaborating to develop software that will help encourage the take-up of so called pervasive computing.

European biotech is a hot topic among investors. They have supported as many start-ups as in the US but have seen far from equivalent returns. So what's going on? Science|Business talks to biotechnology consultant John Hodgson.

Nanomedicine can be more than a case of adding a trendy label to traditional approaches to pharmaceuticals.

Intellectual property battles are not always settled in the marketplace. Epic, life-and-death struggles often take place in the judicial arena.

Free public access to Europe’s leading biological databases will be guaranteed under a €16.7 million EU project launched this month.

A team of Danish researchers has devised a method for developing faster silicon computer chips, and is now seeking investment to develop the technique.