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UK regulator faults sharing of patient data in Google trial

Setting precedent in medical case, agency finds NHS trust didn’t adequately protect data on 1.6 million patients

04 Jul 2017

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R&D pays: Economists suggest 20% return on public investment for research and innovation

New economic review by Science|Business finds strong evidence of R&D impact – but huge variation in estimates, and uncertainty over which programmes work best

27 Jun 2017

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US is still first in science, but China is rising fast as funding stalls elsewhere

American dominance in biomedical research is shrinking, as international collaboration becomes ever more prominent

15 Jun 2017

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New analysis of tech clusters puts Europe in the shade

A ranking of the world’s clusters on the basis of patent filings puts Tokyo-Yokohama in Japan first by a large margin. The top-ranked in Europe is Paris in 10th place

31 May 2017

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Imperial College tech commercialisation group rejects takeover bid from IP Group

Combination of the two would create £1.3 billion university technology investment company

23 May 2017

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Senior EU research official to join Merck & Co.

Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, deputy director general for research, in surprise move to US pharma group in June

04 May 2017

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‘Know-Nothing’ Trump cuts science funding – and opens a door for Europe

Budget cuts proposed in Washington ignore what we know about the value of science. To support science everywhere, join us April 22 on the streets, at Science March Brussels

17 Mar 2017

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EU Commission sketches possible directions for FP9

The European Commission launches the Bohemia Study, a foresight exercise aiming to ensure the next EU research programme is equal to the challenges of the 2020s

20 Oct 2016

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Investments via crowdfunding site Seedrs outperform other asset classes

Leading European equity crowdfunding platform publishes an analysis of all deals to date, giving insights into the profile of investors and types of companies funded

08 Sep 2016

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UK to set up independent patient data taskforce

The research charity Wellcome Trust is to host a taskforce formed in response to new recommendations on the use of patient data.

14 Jul 2016

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UK regulator faults sharing of patient data in Google trial

R&D pays: Economists suggest 20% return on public investment for research and innovation

US is still first in science, but China is rising fast as funding stalls elsewhere

New analysis of tech clusters puts Europe in the shade

Imperial College tech commercialisation group rejects takeover bid from IP Group

Senior EU research official to join Merck & Co.

‘Know-Nothing’ Trump cuts science funding – and opens a door for Europe

EU Commission sketches possible directions for FP9

Investments via crowdfunding site Seedrs outperform other asset classes

UK to set up independent patient data taskforce

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