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Two of the UK’s publicly funded nanotechtechnology promotion bodies have joined forces to speed the development of applications in regenerative medicine, diagnostics, imaging and drug discovery.

The first concrete result of work launched by the International Organization for Standardization in 2005 to develop standards for nanotechnologies has arrived.

Europe’s bid to lead the world in developing hydrogen and fuel cells risks failure because the planned investment is too little, the trade group Fuel Cell Europe heard.

Global research spending soared in 2007, with Microsoft pulling into the lead. But don’t expect a repeat this year, warns Commissioner Potočnik.

The credit crunch is strangling biotech. And with no access to capital, the only way out is to sell to big pharma.