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Europe has started doing better in IT research but still has a lot more to do to capitalise on the results, says a report by former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho.

A single structure for start-up companies is critical for innovation, said Commissioner Charlie McCreevy at the launch of the Small Business Act for Europe.

The European Society of Human Genetics wants to ban the patenting of genes and DNA sequences but allow patents on genetic tests.

14 countries met earlier this week at the Jülich Research Centre in Germany to inaugurate a project for a pan-European supercomputing infrastructure.

On its second anniversary, the Science|Business news network is launching the Policy Bridge, an independent channel for news and events dedicated to EU innovation and R&D policy.

Despite the Nobel-induced champagne now flowing in Berlin, Jülich, Paris and Cardiff, the fact remains that Europe has a fundamental problem in the quality of its science.

Inward investment and high-tech start-ups are seen as key ingredients of the knowledge economy. But the two are not compatible, says new research

Can European R&D play its way to the top of the international league? In an unprecedented gathering Science|Business brought together some of the leading protagonists to discuss possible tactics.