The European Patent Office rejected more patent applications than it passed for the first time last year, a move that it says will to raise the quality of the patents it grants.
National Rectors’ Conferences have been reporting on the situation facing their universities in the current economic climate. The results have been mixed.
Leading research institutes have joined forces to expand Europe’s energy research capabilities through sharing national facilities and merging of research programmes.
Europe’s biotechnology industry needs to speak with one voice and have a single, flagship gathering like the US’s annual BIO conference, says Eric Poincelet.