Science|Business Reporting

The European Commission has accepted the Court of Auditors report on the shortcomings of Framework Programme 7 and says they will be addressed in Horizon 2020

The Science|Business Innovation Board has released the results of two studies, one examining the success factors behind university spinouts and the other exploring views on a European grace period for patents.

The winners of the 5th annual Academic Enterprise Awards have been announced at a conference that brought together Europe's innovation leaders to discuss the importance of research, innovation and entrepreneurship

Research, innovation and entrepreneurship are vital to reshape economies and deliver on the promise of the Arab Spring, say Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat

There is a pressing need to improve the ways in which the output of scientific research is evaluated by funding agencies, academic institutions, and other parties, say journal editors, researchers and scientific bodies, in the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment

Jonathan Tyler, a former investment banker, has become Chief Commercial Officer of Climate-KIC this month (May 2013). Tyler's pan-European remit is to accelerate the commercialisation of the organisation.

If Europe’s regional policy is to contribute to smart and sustainable growth, regional funds must be allocated to research, innovation, ICT and the low carbon economy, says Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Regional Policy