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Hendrik Brandis has been appointed Chairman of the venture group of the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA).

There are signs the financing drought brought on by the credit crunch may be over for European biotechs as investors loosen the purse strings.

The European University Association (EUA) is to lead a project to develop a scorecard aimed at benchmarking university autonomy across Europe.

The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has appointed Professor Kurt Deketelaere as its new Secretary-General.

Four of Europe’s leading micro and nanotechnology research bodies are reaching across national boundaries to create a single arm for grants and spin-outs.

Who’s going to rescue the lab that’s come up with a smart, commercially viable invention, or a start-up looking for second stage financing?

As the most expensive experiment in history gets off the ground, the Large Hadron Collider should provide inspiration for European research as a whole.

The Council of Ministers is to provide €100 million from the EU’s 7th Framework Programme to boost research capacities of SMEs in Europe.