European Union

Supporters of R&D funding in Parliament are pushing to defend the EU’s flagship Framework Programme 7 from possible budget cuts, according to a leading MEP.

The European project MODERN has been launched to design the next generation computer chips, using variable and unreliable nanotransistors.

A €500 million initiative to boost European supercomputer capacity and open it up to scientists across Europe gets off the ground this week.

The euphoria of winning the bid has worn off. Now the hard work begins for three pioneering consortia chosen by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.

As European SME week gets underway, Tom Saylor, Chair of EuropaBio’s SME Platform argues Europe’s ‘Innovation Engine’ needs sustained fuel injection.

Recent changes designed to speed up the application process at the European Patent Office have not gone down well with pharma and biotech.

With its existing grants stirring competition between universities, the ERC is considering another stream, new chair Helga Nowotny tells Science|Business.