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MRC Technology, the commercialisation arm of the UK’s Medical Research Council, has approved £6 million funding for the continuation of its pre-seed Development Gap Fund.

The European Commission is to boost its investment in European robotics research to €400 million between 2007 and 2010. The increase in spending will underpin stronger links between academia and industry.

Luxembourg is to invest €140 million over five years in a bid to become a centre of excellence in molecular medicine, partnering with three leading US institutions to help achieve the aim.

South African scientists will gain access to European molecular biology research through the European Molecular Biology Organization after their government signed a cooperation agreement.

ICAMS, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation established with a €24 million contribution from leading German firms, has been officially opened by the Ruhr University.

Brussels is abuzz with speculation that Europe’s fragmented, costly and complex patent regime is about to reform – aided by advances in machine translation. But support is not unanimous.

Alternative Dispute Resolution can help keep litigation costs down and reach a speedy conclusion to a dispute.

The first pan-European awards programme to recognise academic entrepreneurs was launched yesterday at INSEAD’s Europe campus, Fontainebleau, by the Science|Business Innovation Board.