Science|Business Reporting

A consortium of public and private sector organisations is to open up intellectual property to promote the development of new treatments for neglected tropical diseases

Total R&D investment among the world’s top 1,000 spenders on R&D surged upward in 2010 from its recession-induced decline in 2009, but spending as a percentage of profit fell

Sixth annual Truffle survey says industry is marked by changing business models and needs public sector support to resist aggressive US competitors

3 winners to be named from the EU initiative’s projects, in cooperation with Science|Business

The FUTUREAGE road map describes how the EU will tackle its grand challenge of Europe's ageing population over the next 10 years.

30 ERC grantees receive additional funding to help commercialise their research

A fleet of 120 vehicles is taking to the roads to test a range of new wireless safety features

The Commission wants to double the amount of R&D carried out under the Common Agricultural Policy to €4.5 billion, and make farming knowledge-based

The first of six centres, based on Germany’s Fraunhofer model, will specialise in high value manufacturing

As it passes its first birthday, a checklist of progress to date in the formation of the Innovation Union, a key element of the Europe 2020 strategy for jobs and growth, was published by the Commission