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The brains that came – and went

Money is not the lure for expats moving back to Asia. This calls for a rethink of how to retain talent in Europe and North America, says Nuala Moran.

Time to engage

Prickly issues like IP and publication rights should no longer be allowed to dilute academic-industrial partnerships, writes Nuala Moran.

It is broke and it needs fixing

It’s no great revelation that the biotech funding model is broken, yet the market for the industry’s drugs has never been greater. So where is the fix, asks Nuala Moran.

Lowering your risk

As life sciences investors shy away from drug development and opt for lower-risk devices and diagnostics, what can Europe learn from Israel’s experience?

Time to save the current crop

As governments direct stimulus packages towards science and research, don’t forget the current crop of spin-outs who face extinction in a frozen capital market, writes Nuala Moran.

Bring on the science superstars

Bring on the science superstars: In an age when schoolchildren are obsessed with celebrity, they need to see science creates heroes too, writes Dave Madden.

Will Roche get what it paid for?

Beyond its blockbuster drugs Genentech has a commodity rare in a large company – an entrepreneurial culture. Can Roche preserve this?

Time for a CTO in Brussels

When new European Commissioners are chosen later this year, they should take the opportunity to create a Vice President for Innovation, says Richard L. Hudson.