A dispute over a fresh deal to allow the least developed nations to bypass intellectual property rights could hit development efforts.

A cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.

After a lengthy court battle, India has rejected a major cancer drug patent bid — meaning lifesaving drugs will remain cheap and accessible.

Ecuador has authorised the development of a generic drug against HIV/AIDS, which will cost 75 per cent less than the patented version.

Developing nations should fight piracy and improve ICT infrastructure to ensure strong local software sectors reach their potential, says report.

India's newly launched science, technology and innovation policy banks on private sector participation.

Fears in Africa surrounding agri-biotech, resulting in its underutilisation, can be tackled by building trust and openness, says a study.

Novel drugs would be more likely if middle-income nations were more vigorous at enforcing intellectual property laws, says a report.

Sri Lanka's innovators need government support and venture capital.

A review of agroforestry for food crops finds the benefits for raising soil quality and food yields to be substantial and well documented.

Action must be taken to boost developing countries' access to technology for growth, and South-South cooperation holds the key, says a report.

Innovation is vital to growth, but developing countries could do far more to embrace new ideas and invigorate policy, say experts.

Instead of waiting for tardy technology transfer, developing countries should develop their own climate adaptation technologies, a seminar heard.

Despite the increase in Brazilian papers related to tuberculosis, the patent registry reveals low innovation in this area.

South-East Asian countries have higher rates of international collaboration on research than the global average, a study has revealed.

South Asian countries are falling short of their own agriculture research and development funding targets, says a new report.

Bangladeshi plant geneticists hold the key to saving crops such as jute, cotton, maize, soybean and rice from a deadly fungus.

Three Amazonian communities have been granted 453 certificates to protect their ancestral knowledge and ensure benefits from its commercialisation.

Thailand's academic credibility has been put in the spotlight again, with opinion divided over a government official's forgery conviction.