Science|Business Reporting

For European tech start-ups, 2006 was the year that the traffic lights for money switched from red to yellow. Yet to be seen is whether they finally go green next year.

A European Network of Living Labs has been launched with a focus on putting users at the centre of product development and innovation.

Unilever is restructuring of its Foods R&D organisation in Europe, concentrating its efforts into just six centres of excellence.

The first stem cell bank in Spain’s Basque Country, Inbiobank was launched last week at San Sebastián Technology Park.