SAP's corporate venturing unit is reportedly re-thinkings its level of investment in India, due to changes to the tax rules there, after investing in four companies in the region.

In a video interview on the fringes of our conference on Tuesday, David Willetts, the UK minister for Universities and Science, said he thought it was great corporate venturing executives from around the world had come to the UK.

The UK Minister for Universities and Science says the key role the UK government is playing to stimulate investment and the development of innovation is "under-reported".

Building a sense of pride of national purpose is one tool governments are polishing up.

The Indian risk capital industry had investments of $9.3bn in 2011. But it is feared the taxation proposals in Budget 2012 will create roadblocks to future growth. This piece, first published by The Economic Times of India, explains why the right policy framework can boost risk capital inflow to $200bn by 2020.

Bright Automotive, an electric van company backed by corporates including General Motors, Alcoa, Duke Energy, search engine group Google's foundation and Johnson Controls, blames its closure on the US Department of Energy.

At least one venture group's fundraising has a potential $25m commitment from an undisclosed bank impacted by the Volcker Rule.

Senator Maralyn Chase from Washington State has proposed the bill, Regarding the assignment of intellectual property rights at institutions of higher education, following a decision by the US Supreme Court - Stanford v. Roche - on an interpretation of whether federal money conferred the IP to the university or inventor.

Entrepreneurs invade a government enclave.