Florin Zubașcu

A new Science|Business analysis puts the spotlight on the most innovative clusters in Europe, uncovering what it takes to translate research from bench to bedside and highlighting the crucial need for policy support, innovation pull, and access to finance

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre will cooperate with the university to promote evidence-based policymaking

Political leaders of Romania, Latvia and Bulgaria, the poor performers in Europe’s innovation stakes, have all made commitments to support research and innovation, but progress has been poor

The European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) will continue its mission under new leadership, with plans to increase its global standing in policy analysis and foresight

The first Innovation Radar Report reviews the innovation potential of ICT projects funded under 7th Framework Programme and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, to demonstrate the economic impact of EU grant funding

As usual, regulation is running behind technological innovation. As new digital services disrupt established business models, governments are slow to make a balanced response

 

European Commission announces changes at the top of its ICT, health, education and industry departments. Research and energy dodge the bullet.

There are several barriers holding back science-industry collaboration, but the most urgent one is the reluctance to protect intellectual property in advance of publishing research results, according to two of Poland’s leading patent attorneys

Since its 2014 launch the SME instrument has attracted applications from across Europe. But the quality is low, with only 12% passing the quality threshold. Bernd Reichert, head of unit at the Executive Agency for SMEs, offers tips for success

Shortcomings in the framework for clinical trials, little knowledge of intellectual property law and an awkward relationship between scientists and technology transfer offices are holding back science-industry collaboration, but work is in hand to change things