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The low-carbon technologies to help avert climate change are there, but they need to be deployed, say some of the world’s best-known electricity companies.

A UK funding council has announced 44 new centres to equip PhD students with the business skills to turn ideas into products.

The UK government is pushing through to set up a £1 billion venture capital fund for high-growth technology start-ups.

Ten new projects European research infrastructures were announced this week. But how many will get off the ground?

The Commission and the European Patent office are taking action to eradicate underhand tactics for keeping generic drugs off the market.

Investing in innovation during a tight economy could provide a leg up for funders and start-ups once the turnaround comes, a Science|Business conference heard.

In a time of uncertainty, venture capitalists are shifting from biotech to the lower-risk, lower-reward field of MedTech.

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) launched a five-year plan which will see the charity spend around GBP 300 million a year on core areas of science in a bid to reduce cancer deaths, including greater investment in cancers where survival rates are poor.

A study commissioned by three of the UK’s leading scientific institutions has demonstrated substantial financial and social benefits from investment in medical research.

The publicly funded Science Foundation Ireland is currently defining its new strategy for the 2009-2013 period and is seeking comments on its plans.

European Space Agency is to open a research facility at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in the UK, to focus on researching space robotics and climate change.