How to make a Silicon Valley in Europe
Too many initiatives in the European Union are blunted by lack of clarity. That can’t happen with cluster policy, says the Science|Business Innovation Board. more...
Sophia Antipolis: high-tech culture out of a high-tech desert
Part 2 of our series on clusters: France’s leading high-tech cluster is now looking to internal momentum for growth. more...
Enterprise recognised at ACES event
Four university researchers who cast off the cosy embrace of academe at a fringe meeting at the ESOF conference in Barcelona this week. more...
Bringing down the barriers to technology transfer
The cultural divide between academe and industry remains a stubborn obstacle to effective collaboration. How can this divide be navigated? more...
Humboldt secures precedent-setting €50M tech transfer fund
Humboldt-Universitat has set a new standard for technology commercialisation in Germany with a €50 million fund to invest in spin-outs. more...
Influence of universities in UK knowledge economy growing, says survey
Higher education institutions are becoming increasingly influential in the UK knowledge economy according to the latest survey for the academic year 2006-2007. more...
Israeli VC investments slow after record start to the year
In the second quarter of 2008, 115 Israeli high-tech companies raised 17 per cent less than in the same period last year. more...
White paper looks to future of Germany’s Excellence Project
The German Research Foundation DFG and the German Science Council have outlined their views on the further development of the Excellence Initiative. more...
