Science|Business Reporting

The European Commission has authorised €31 million aid from the French Industrial Innovation Agency for OSIRIS, an agricultural biotechnology research programme.

Mark Keane has been appointed Vice President for Innovation at University College Dublin, with a brief to be the focal point for knowledge transfer, entrepreneurship and external partnerships.

Fifteen member states had no system for allowing third party nationals into the EU to carry out scientific research when the deadline for applying the directive passed last week.

The European Commission has taken the first step in reforming research advice by appointing three people to identify experts from around Europe to form the advisory European Research Area Board.