Today's Pick: Google Goes Public (Sector)

Here’s the round-up of the week in the newsfeeds. Below I highlight my favourite articles of the week from each category.

Today’s Top Pick – “Google Goes Public (Sector)“. Find out more under Social Innovation and entrepreneurship.

• Biotechnology “FDA swiftly clears four new swine flu jabs”
• Cleantech “Tesla Raises $82.5 Million for New Retail Stores”
• Health care “Analyst: Healthcare’s wireless sensor opportunity”
• Information and communication technology “The iPhone in China: Will Apple Connect with the World’s Biggest Mobile Market?”
• Pharmaceuticals “Europe injecting $228M into drug discovery work”
• Venture capital “No venture capital? Web start-ups look elsewhere”
• Business and entrepreneurship “America’s Most Promising Young Companies”
• Science and innovation “Pursuing a Battery So Electric Vehicles Can Go the Extra Miles”
• Social Innovation and entrepreneurship “Google Goes Public (Sector)”

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