Patrick Madden

MEP Andrew Duff argues that it would be a disaster for science – in both the UK and Europe – if Britain left the EU

There’s a one word answer to removing bottlenecks identified in the recent House of Lords report on translating stem cell science into effective therapies, and that’s Collaboration. “It’s a no-brainer,” says leading researcher, Fiona Watt

New programme will bid to develop long-term clean energy supplies and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Europe’s energy and transport sectors

Electronics is the biggest winner in European Commission’s R&D plans for 2014 – 2020, landing a €4.8 billion package of investment in research and innovation to boost components, system design and manufacturing capabilities

The Commission is following up €1.6B spending on cutting noise and emissions from aircraft in Framework Programme 7 with a €4.05B package of research in Horizon 2020

Forty eight companies sign up for joint technology initiative to research and bring products made from renewable natural resources to market. This will provide new markets for farmers and reduce dependency on fossil fuels