In this issue, you’ll hear how venture capital has failed to be the financial engine of American innovation. You’ll learn why a research agency’s shift in focus to alternative energy has put them in the political crosshairs. You’ll hear how a blood test could herald in a new wave of noninvasive prenatal screenings. You’ll learn how market leaders can quickly turn into market has-beens. You’ll hear about how the battle over mobile computing between Apple and Google has increased its ferocity. And you’ll hear news from the worlds of Biomedicine, Technology and Communications.