European Union

After years of delay the Single Patent is moving ahead. But some Member States are still refusing to join in.

The EPO rules that producing plants by sexually crossing whole plant genomes is not patentable.

The ESF’s Techbreak aims to pull in expertise from a wide range of fast moving sectors to speed up industrialisation of Europe’s space sector.

As Research ministers welcome the healthy ageing project, the Commission invites ideas for its European Innovation Partnership.

Investment in research and innovation is the way drive the recovery and restore our battered economies, says Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.

Half-way through, and FP7 is making a significant contribution to science and the European Research Area. But its administration needs to improve.