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Things have changed in intellectual property, the biotech industry's big annual get-together in the US has been hearing from India, Malaysia and others.

Innovation has its phases. So does procurement. The challenge is to synchronise them.

What happens to the company labs when there’s a merger? That’s the question many in the telecoms industry are now asking, following news of merger plans by US-based Lucent and France's Alcatel.

While the telecommunications industry retrenches, the dominant French operator expands its research budget and seeks new lab partners. Why?

A University of Plymouth graduate has invented a machine that combines washing, drying and ironing functions with the touch of a button, and he is now looking for investment of up to £5 million to refine the product for the general household use.

The European University Association presents a vision for universities, with a few pointers to issues in knowledge transfer.

Endoart SA, a Swiss company which develops medical devices for the obese, said it has raised CHF13.5 million ($10.5 million) in a series C financing from venture capital funds for product development and clinical trials.

More and more universities are desperate to show that they have a positive effect on the local economy. Here's one from the US.

There is more to smart government spending than just getting value for money. How about supporting innovation too?

Chroma Therapeutics Ltd raised £30 million in a third private round, giving the chromatin specialist funding for the next three years and enabling it to advance the lead programme through Phase II clinical studies and bring two further products into the clinic.

Johnson & Johnson's Corporate Office of Science & Technology (COSAT) has agreed to fund a research programme on hearing loss conduced by University College London's (UCL) Ear Institute under a partnership between the pharmaceutical giant and RNID, a non-profit organisation for the hearing impaired in the UK.

Lots of buzz preceded what was billed as the world's first live, multi-lot technology patent auction on April 6, but reality failed to meet expectations for many of the inventors who put up 400-plus patents for sale.

A review of the literature draws some interesting conclusions on the performance of venture capital investors.

After finding nothing wrong with the specifics of the preclinical data, the product, or how the trial was conducted, the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has ordered an investigation to changes in clinical trials procedures.

Israeli researchers have invented software to “freeze” an image of the human heart in order to facilitate catheter navigation. They are now looking for either an investment or a licensing deal for the technology.

An early pioneer of innovation tries again to spin out its own ideas.

A spin-out from Helsinki University of Technology is looking for further funding and possible partnerships to jointly develop and commercialise its thin flexible paper battery technology.

The UK's Department of Trade and Industry has £80 milion to give away. Is your technology in their sights?

Three small business with a collective staff of less than 60 get to share €600,000 of EU cash

Why not take a trip to Brighton to network with some spin-out agents? We'll be there.