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When Google hired Kai-fu Lee from Microsoft to set up the internet company's new R&D centre in Beijing in July, it set off a legal battle that highlights how much is at stake in the rush to cash in on the country's booming economy and vast scientific labour force.

"Basic research may seem very expensive. I am a well-paid scientist. My hourly wage is equal to that of a plumber..." Albert Szent-Györgyi, Nobel-winning chemist

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK, has received $50.7 million from the Gates Foundation for research on treatments for infectious and tropical diseases such as malaria

If you want to lead innovation in R&D, don’t neglect the crucial human factor, says Georges Haour from the IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Wouldn’t you like to read the minds of the people you do business with? Sorry, fMRI doesn't do that, but it does try to see what goes on in the brain.

How to manage a virtual R&D team, valuing research – and other insights into R&D management.

People would be stupid to pick you just because you were a woman, says Sue Ion

A Karolinska team is using microarrays for adjuvant therapy – and is looking for partners

A microchip that mimics the function of the human brain could one day result in a mobile phone with the memory capacity of a desktop computer, researchers report.

Swati Piramal was born into a textile business family. And as typical Indian marriages were solemnized more than two decades ago, she too married into one of the oldest textile business families in Mumbai.

Philips is seeking to boost adoption of its clock-less integrated circuit technology, offering it at a knockdown price to universities and research institutions.

Nuala’s Moran’s roundup of news and views in the management of intellectual assets focuses on how to keep alliances happy

Despite the naysayers, more and more women are gaining success in the business of science. Our global investigation shows what it takes: good education, determination, a good employer, and some luck. Memo to government – Help them out.

Teresa Stanek Rea is an attorney in the Alexandria, Virginia, office of Buchanan Ingersoll.

A partner at the global intellectual property firm Sughrue Mion, Susan Pan focuses on IP rights in Asia.

Wendy A. Choi, is a partner with intellectual property law firm Woodcock Washburn, focuses on US and foreign patent prosecution, transactions and licensing.

Adriana Vermut leads the San Francisco office for SpaceVest, a tech transfer-focused venture fund.

A partner at Dewey Ballantine in the East Palo Alto office, Noemi "Nicky" Espinosa has more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property law for biotechnology and high technology clients.

…It’s just a place women haven’t been before, says Pamela R. Contag, the president and co-founder of Xenogen Corporation.