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UK sets out to grow its own energy

The UK government has moved to promote the wider adoption of non-fossil fuels with a new action plan to unlock the potential for renewable energy in biomass.

Back to basics in R&D

Spend more on basic research - that's one of the prescriptions for Europe offered by Jim Goodnight, founder and CEO of SAS, one of the world's largest privately held software companies.

Philips kicks off new spin-out programme

Philips has announced the first fruit of its deal with the venture capital firm New Venture Partners to spin out companies based on research carried out in Philips’ corporate research laboratories.

Italy aims for the biotech big league

So far Italy has barely registered on the roster of biotech nations. Now that is set to change as the first biotechnology champions emerge and the country goes all out to attract inward investment.

Triple boost for systems biology

Three new centres for systems biology are to be launched with funding of £27 million from the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.