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The spin-out tag makes university start-ups look weak and vulnerable, says Philip Sharpe from QinetiQ, one of Europe’s largest technology commercialisation companies.

Private equity firm Celtic Pharma is launching two new funds worth $1.5 billion in total, to invest in development-stage biotech companies and products.

Most of the Cohesion Policy budget of €347 million is being invested in projects that support the Lisbon strategy, according to the latest analysis of the programme.

The European Parliament has given the thumbs up to the first ever Europe-wide public–private research partnerships, approving programmes in miniaturisation, embedded computers, medicines and aviation.

An academic–industry consortium is setting up a centre to support collaborative research and technology transfer between the UK and India.

Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik called for Europe to adopt a global culture of entrepreneurship in the face of the challenge from China and India.

A Karolinska researcher decided to borrow ideas from computer games to treat children suffering from attention disorders – and ended up founding a company.

President Ralph Eichler has plans for growth and change at the top continental university – with a due measure of Swiss caution.

The New Year will see the launch of ten new collaborative research projects to be funded by the German Research Foundation, DFG.