Science|Business Reporting

Global R&D investment by companies in Europe will grow by 5 per cent per year from 2011 to 2013, but most of this will be spent outside the EU

The UK government accepted all ten recommendations made in an independent review of IP published earlier this year, and said it will push hard on the single EU patent

Europe’s huge €194 billion investment in wind power over the past decade is starting to deliver a serious chunk of electricity. Now the industry needs consistency, says Christian Kjaer of the European Wind Energy Association

The German Research Foundation also plans to extend its network of clinical research facilities

Europe is set to reap the benefits of a ten-year programme of investment in wind farms

Grant holders can now get a further $50K over six months and help to push basic research to market

The second phase of construction at the ITER fusion project in Cadarache, France, will pave the way for the site to accommodate the expected 3,000-strong workforce

The first joint call in the EU’s flagship ageing research programme has been launched by nine national research agencies

European VCs funds have generated comparable or better returns that their US counterpart in the last two years

As the European Commission gears up to launch a public consultation, the further measures needed to create the proposed single market for knowledge are being debated this week