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Colin Blaydon and Fred Wainwright, professors, Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth University, draw from proceedings of the National Venture Capital Association Corporate Venture Summit in November 2010 and written up by the Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship at Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth University.

US-listed chemicals company Dow is an old hand with new tricks when it comes to corporate venturing by moving its strategy towards strategic rather than financial goals.

Stars align for Cognovo's creation out of UK-listed semiconductor designer ARM.

A powerful partner with wide range of interests, conglomerate General Electric has the most influential corporate venturing unit in the industrial sector.

Gold an important precious metal for industrial innovation.

Global Corporate Venturing ranking of the most influential corporate venturing units at industrial companies.

The power of imagination is keeping old and new industrial groups developing through corporate venturing.

Chile leads South America as an region trying to change the world through innovation rather than revolution.

Global Corporate Venturing editor James Mawson was a conference advisory board member at the IBF 13th Annual Corporate Venturing and Innovation Partnering conference February 16-18, 2011. (see quotes at bottom of article.)

David Teten, chief executive of Teten Advisors, with Chris Farmer, venture partner at General Catalyst Partners, make five recommendations to improve the volume and relevance of dealflow.

A round up of all the deals from February 2011.