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With around 400,000 students, five of the UK’s top 10 research institutions, and more than 20 Nobel prize winners, London has as much claim to be the centre of the country’s science as Oxford or Cambridge. So why does it have such a hard job holding on to its spin-out companies, particularly in life sciences?

US/European move to put more weight behind moves to improve drug development processes and increase’s R&D productivity in the pharmaceutical industry

Following the deadly outbreak of E. coli infections in Germany, scientists in Saarbruecken are providing free access to the pathogen’s genetic regulation data, to spur research into new antibiotics

The Helmholtz is to lead a major investigation into the sustainable development of rice ecosystems in Southeast Asia involving 22 research institutions

The UK climate minister Greg Barker has announced cuts to the feed-in tariff for all solar installations above 50kw, a move of huge significance to the industry

It’s widely accepted that intellectual property and equity are essential ingredients for a start-up. But this is not true in every case

The new National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) has been officially opened to support the development of Ireland’s biopharmaceutical sector

Phase 2 of a joint project by the UK and Indian governments has opened with £5 million available to support collaborations

Six new collaborative projects have been funded by the UK Technology Strategy Board to advance personalised medicine in cancer and lay foundations for national adoption

The European Commission has received resounding public backing for its Green Paper proposal to bring research, development and innovation under one umbrella. Now it wants the public to vote on one of three shortlisted names for the new programme

The European Commission’s latest update on its Innovation Union strategy says economic growth targets will not be met unless there is a great leap forward for innovation

A sharp reduction in early stage venture capital and bank lending meant increased demand for angel funding. But there were few exits, leaving angels with little money to recycle into new companies

Venture capital is the driving force of much entrepreneurial activity and Europe needs to look to the US role model to understand how it can promote and develop its venture capital sector, says a new report