The top academic and corporate partners in the Nature Index Exploring complementary strengths is the key to success in industry–academia science partnerships. Mark Zastrow Listings 8 Dec 2017
Help wanted: Industry seeks science alliances Companies publishing high-quality research are looking to academia for assistance. Katharine Gammon News 7 Dec 2017
Measure for measure COMMENT: Numbers on science and innovation do not always reflect performance. Aidan Byrne Comment 26 Sep 2017
Game changers Some papers have a profound and obvious influence on future research and industry applications. Patents citing these life science papers indicate their bearing on developments which have widespread health implications. Branwen Morgan & Annabel McGilvray 25 Aug 2017
Japan's strategy for growth highlights innovation Collaboration with companies will become more important in the government’s science and technology strategies. Ichiko Fuyuno News 15 Aug 2017
Michael Sporn: A legacy of greater knowledge For the love of discovery, a biochemist freely shared the research which laid the groundwork for widely-used drugs. Elie Dolgin 10 Aug 2017
Japan's plan to cultivate more entrepreneurial scientists Although government efforts to encourage innovation face significant obstacles. Ian Munroe 10 May 2017
How Todai is encouraging research spinoffs It was the first Japanese university to establish a venture capital firm. Ian Munroe 11 Apr 2017
A great leap forward, but China needs more scientists OECD survey reveals the country’s science spending frenzy, noting a need for investment in innovation and invention. Ivy Shih Listings 21 Mar 2017
The team of scientists finding new ways to develop drugs for kids with rare cancers An encounter helped kick-start the development of new cancer drugs. Neil Savage News 2 Dec 2016
Innovators file record number of patent applications in China China's appetite for patents leads the world. Ivy Shih News 24 Nov 2016
How should governments measure innovation? There is a need to account for all types of innovation, from big to small. Branwen Morgan News 11 Oct 2016
Measuring the impact of R&D spending Does pouring money into research always translate into better outcomes? Myles Gough News 6 Oct 2016
Is backing bright people a bright idea? Whether it is better to fund researchers or their ideas is an ongoing debate. Branwen Morgan News 29 Aug 2016
Rising stars: Baylor, the best medicine BCM’s contribution to high-quality research rose 39% from 2012 to 2015. James Mitchell Crow, Mark Zastrow News 25 Jul 2016
