R&D; caps will shrink us, biotechs warn

• Michael Bailey

Any capping of the R&D; refund available to life sciences start-ups would threaten Australia's booming industry in conducting clinical trials, the sector has warned.

Telstra backs pilotless helicopter-plane for commuters

• Michael Bailey

Telstra has backed an ambitious bid to design and manufacture in Australia a pilotless electric plane that takes off like a helicopter but flies like a jet, promising to slash city commuting times.

Sydney Uni's costly commercialisation fail

• Michael Bailey

The University of Sydney is embroiled in an multimillion-dollar court battle over copyright against a glaucoma testing company it continues to part-own.

Three start-up myths get set straight

• Benjamin Chong

Veteran angel investor Benjamin Chong has heard these three pieces of 'advice' way too many times.

Cloud hot, chatbots not

• Michael Bailey

Two-thirds of chief executives will invest in cloud-based technologies over the next 12 months, but barely one in 10 will consider funding chatbot initiatives, a global survey has found.

Private equity gets flexible amid competition

• Michael Bailey

Private equity funds are increasingly competing with family offices and have become more flexible on their terms as a result, according to PwC's private clients chief Sanjiv Jeraj.

Is this the Flight Centre of dentistry?

• Simon Evans

The entrepreneur behind dentistry roll-up Totally Smiles is heading to the ASX and he has plenty of business idols.

Airtasker's accident insurance with a catch

• Michael Bailey

Airtasker has responded to growing calls to regulate safety and worker conditions by introducing universal accident cover, but a higher maximum commission arrived the same day.