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Investing: Where’s the seed?

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.

Going for a spin, anyone?

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

A licence to print money

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.

A serial entrepeneur

By mixing academic research with commercial ventures, Sir Richard Friend has returned to the scientific traditions of Faraday and Kelvin. He has also created a new role model for the modern scientist.

Patently Ridiculous

Barry Fox thinks that the patent system is deliberately designed to make it hard to find out anything.

Making Clusters Happen

Clusters are acknowledged as one of the most important sources of innovation. But the question is, How to make them happen?