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.

Entrepreneurs invade a government enclave.

The Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania has sued Craig Thompson (pictured) and healthcare companies Agios Pharmaceuticals and Celgene, in Federal Court, according to news provider Courthouse News.

People are being contacted by fraudsters in the name of the Blackberry Partners Fund and being asked for many of their private details.