Innovation Board

Winners of European Research Council Proof-of-Concept grants pitched their innovative ideas to investors and stakeholders at a Science|Business Innovation Board event last week.

Technical standard-setting is painstaking but necessary. But is it possible to devise a more flexible, dynamic system for agreeing standards to keep pace with changing technologies? A panel, organised by the Science|Business Innovation Board, discussed this at the Innovation Convention 2014

A major reform of EU regional policy will put innovation at the heart of smart specialisation strategies that aim to end the research divide and halt the brain drain

Renewal fees could make or break the unitary patent. And companies are worried a single patent court could prompt a deluge of patent infringement suits by “patent trolls.” But top EU officials insist the new system will actually help European inventors – while keeping trolls at bay.

A total of 287 researchers are in line to receive €400 million in the final round of starting grants awarded under Framework Programme 7

The winners of the 5th annual Academic Enterprise Awards have been announced at a conference that brought together Europe's innovation leaders to discuss the importance of research, innovation and entrepreneurship

Experts say public procurement of innovation will help spur more start-ups. But a ‘bottom-up’ approach to designing EU programmes is also vital.

The Science|Business Innovation Board issues a statement backing the EU’s €80 billion R&D programme, Horizon 2020 – and seeks support from other companies and universities

Advertising its ‘wants’ online has unlocked a fresh seam of ideas and is motivating in-house researchers at Unilever, says Roger Leech, the company’s Open Innovation Scouting Director

Europe needs to apply its world-leading science to create a resource-efficient economy. Banning landfills could be one route to inspiring innovation, pulling in investment and changing waste into new raw materials, says Commissioner Potočnik