Innovation

As he warms up for his swan song, outgoing Commission President José Manuel Barroso is beginning to think about his legacy. The creation of the European Research Council and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology count among his greatest hits, he tells Science|Business

Jan Reichelt, co-founder of Mendeley, reflects on how his start-up brought relief to academics and shook up science publishing. The secret was in making a common cause with fellow researchers, he says

The lack of innovation portfolios at the top of the new European Commission has a simple solution: name science and innovation advisors to each Vice President

In what may become the biggest paradigm shift in the history of science, Big Data is overthrowing the established scientific method

The term innovation ecosystem is more than a convenient description. The means by which ecosystems are formed and developed provide a practical model for reshaping Europe’s innovation processes, says Didier Schmitt

Matthias Kaiserswerth, head of the European research headquarters of the IT company IBM, reflects on some ways Europe could improve its approach to innovation and calls for the creation of a single set of rules for research

The European Commission has recognised three innovators, in the fields of space, neuroscience and molecular diagnostics

Telecoms specialist Carlos Salema has been involved in EU science for more than 25 years. In this Q&A he reflects on the advances fostered by previous research and highlights challenges of the €70B Horizon 2020 programme