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Capture and build on the best examples of entrepreneurship

The finalists of ACES 2013 are proof that Europe has the ingredients to create the best of high tech start-ups, while their founders are inspiring entrepreneur role models. But more support is needed to help others learn from – and build on – these exemplars
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LERU calls for equal partnership in IMI 2

The League of European Research Universities has once again hit out at IP rules and funding levels in the EU’s Innovative Medicines Initiative, saying academics will be discouraged from taking part in the €2B collaborative research programme
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Removing the barriers to Big Data

There are fine lines to tread – and regulatory, technical and cultural obstacles to negotiate – to protect the IP rights that underpin commercialisation and defend individual privacy when opening up and interconnecting Big Data stores
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Build on the real life examples of Big Data

Models that demonstrate how Big Data can create jobs, foster resilience and make healthcare systems sustainable exist today. Now leadership is needed to build on this and stimulate a new wave of economic and social progress
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A Grace Period for Patents

European researchers working to advance technology frontiers face a dilemma. To keep their academic careers on track they must publish the results of their work as quickly as possible and present scientific breakthroughs at scholarly conferences. But to reap the benefits of possible commercial applications for themselves and their universities, they must remain silent until a patent is filed.

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