French increase ties with industry but researchers still face hurdles

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The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France's biggest research group, is cooperating with private industry to a greater extent than ever before. The number of CNRS laboratories with industrial contracts rose from 150 in 1983 to 625 in 1992. However, a survey of 90 CNRS researchers and industry officials by the Paris-based firm Central Management also found that many of these contracts are too transitory to yield meaningful results, tend to be worth very little and are undermined by a lack of communication.

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French researchers take a stand against cancer gene patent

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The French government is supporting moves by the Curie Institute to challenge the European patent on the BRCA1 gene held by Myriad Genetics. This patent covers all techniques for diagnosing the risk of breast cancer based on testing a sample sequence against the sequence it describes for BRCA1.

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Europe agrees to boost Internet networks used by researchers

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Increased data transfer speeds using the Internet are part of a $73 million package proposed by up to 15 European member states to improve and expand the dedicated research network.

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