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Mary Lisbeth D'Amico's first fortnightly funding column reveals how coming out on top in a start-up talent show does not guarantee funding.

One of Europe’s biggest research organisations, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in Germany, is pushing to close its first venture fund to finance spin-off companies from the institute.

Take care: not all spin-outs end in fame and glory. The path from academia to industry is strewn with pitfalls…

IBM’s savvy move to share 500 patents may spark innovation in computer software and in how companies handle IP.

Technology from one of France’s Grandes Écoles is going towards developing an easy-to-program home robot – with a common touch

No, it has nothing to do with government PR. It's an exotic thing that you can do with electrons.

Not everyone can produce a Google, Stanford's way of doing business is making other universities look with interest at the revenue possibilities of equity deals.

Once upon a time, there were great businesses with massive central labs that did both product development and basic research. Today, most corporate labs have refocused on applied research. They do not know what they are missing.

Acquisition gives Roche access to antibody-boosting technology - and possible anti-cancer treatments in the pipeline

How a Swiss university spin-off got to exit in six years - Interview with Joël Jean-Mairet, Chief Executive Officer and Joint Founder, GlycArt.

Scientists who follow government advice and take up links with industry could find that not everyone will see them in a positive light.

By mixing academic research with commercial ventures, Sir Richard Friend has returned to the scientific traditions of Faraday and Kelvin. He has also created a new role model for the modern scientist.

Barry Fox thinks that the patent system is deliberately designed to make it hard to find out anything.