Richard L. Hudson

Science|Business editor Richard L. Hudson has a few numbers that, if you care about Europe’s future in technology markets, might make you choke on your coffee.

Big changes are in store for one of Britain’s most prestigious universities if, as expected, University College London signs off on a modernising green paper from Provost Malcolm Grant.

An R&D conference highlights the mutual incomprehension dividing industry and academics in Europe – and some suggestions for bridging the gap.

Portugal takes the EU helm on 1 July - and is planning new measures to revitalize the "Lisbon Agenda" for high-tech growth, says tech-policy leader Carlos Zorrinho.

Angelika Niebler, chair of the European Parliament committee that created the popular new European Research Council, vows to protect its political independence.

Pollsters find most academics now back reforms to collaborate with business, increase private funding and streamline curricula.

The fragmentation of the venture capital market is hampering Europe’s tech industry, says Science|Business editor Richard L. Hudson

The European Commission has launched a grass-roots political campaign to get more money, planning and flexibility for R&D.

Politicians are great gamblers – but the EC President is playing for high stakes by wagering all on the creation of a European Institute of Technology.

The Kremlin opened bidding this week on a new venture-capital programme to kick-start the country’s technology sector. And it starts with full pockets.