Science|Business Reporting

Rather than creating a new single regulator, existing oversight bodies will tailor the rules to suit specific sectors. Five guiding principles will be applied to ensure safe and appropriate implementation of the technology

£1.6B for the UK to join the EU research programme or set up a Plan B, has been withdrawn, according to a leading lobby group

It’s been a long time coming, with MEPs having voted it through in December 2012. But advocates say the unitary patent remains relevant and will be a boon for the European economy

Process will give member states and stakeholders a say on what has gone right and wrong since 2014, and what should be done going forwards

UK businesses spent far more on R&D than previously estimated, leading small business advocates to condemn a just-announced cut in tax relief for research

An opinion sample finds most agree that scientific ties should be curtailed with countries that start wars or pose security or ethical problems – but trade and IP disputes are a different matter

An online sampling of opinion shows high passions in the scientific community about how to deal with Russian counterparts

At a Science|Business conference Sept. 7, Commissioner Gabriel and other policymakers debated actions to exploit the EU’s full research and innovation capacity – and Science|Business launched its own Widening initiative