Éanna Kelly

Irish geneticist David Barton adds his voice to leading research and patient groups across Europe who say proposed new regulations will create unworkable obstacles to DNA testing

Clunky and high-cost first generation devices are being superseded by sleeker goggles, opening up virtual reality to the consumer marketplace. European entrepreneurs are lining up to deliver new products

More grease is needed to oil the science to industry cogs and get the EU ‘smart specialisation’ policy performing smoothly, according to the Joint Research Centre

Problems with EU membership are greatly outweighed by the benefits, says CBI. Meanwhile, being part of EU club makes UK economy more dynamic, but also more vulnerable to shocks, reports the Bank of England

EU Research Commissioner reiterates his support for ending restrictions on data mining of research papers

250 companies account for 70% of global R&D expenditure and patents

ITTM (Information Technology for Translational Medicine), University of Luxembourg

PEP-Therapy, Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC)

Biosfer Teslab, Rovira i Virgili University and the Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research

Subtilis, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC Barcelona, Spain)