Gail Edmondson

To stay competitive in the global race to develop advanced manufacturing technologies, German industry must define and develop the digital framework for the “Internet of Things,” enabling everything from driverless cars to smart cities and e-health, a top official tells Science|Business

In the race to create world-beating technology companies from scratch, Germany spent most of the past thirty years on the sidelines. But the country’s start-up ecosystem is now flourishing - and foreign investors are taking a second look

From 2015, first-year undergraduates at TU Berlin will have an option to start studying without choosing a degree subject. A new “orientation year” will include a class in entrepreneurship, and coursework flexibility will give students more responsibility for their choices

Frustrated by old-fashioned publishing practices, scientists are launching start-ups to change the way research is evaluated and communicated, tapping open-access platforms to increase the visibility and discoverability of their work

In what may become the biggest paradigm shift in the history of science, Big Data is overthrowing the established scientific method

Taking a page out of nature’s handbook, Novozymes deploys enzymes to help (re) create a bio-based society

Lithuania has set a new research and innovation course - and it’s time to lift anchor, Dainius Pavalkis, Minister for Education and Science tells Science|Business

The €200 million AXA Research Fund backs fundamental science linked to health, environmental and socio-economic risks

Subsidies for renewable energies should be progressively eliminated where they distort competition, Director-General Dominique Ristori tells Science|Business

Ultra high-speed fifth-generation networks will roll out in 2020 and connect 100 billion devices, scientist says.