European Union

The European Patent Office has announced measures to improve the quality of patents while improving efficiency in the granting process.

Ministers responsible for higher education from 46 European countries have met in Belgium to examine the achievements of the Bologna reform process.

The world patent isn’t coming any time soon, but the EPO hopes that a new series of measures could lay the foundations for patent reform.

The expert panel appointed to review the structure and operations of the European Research Council has begun to consult research organisations.

A harmonised European patents regime has come one tiny step closer, with a recommendation of what the Unified Patent Litigation System should look like.

The EU has increased the internet capacity available to researchers in the South Caucasus, enabling the area’s largest network for research and education.

Eleven of Europe’s leading ion beam facilities have joined forces to create the Spirit network, which was officially launched earlier this month in Dresden.