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The first outline of how the proposed European Research Council will try to stem the brain drain of Europe’s best young researchers has been sketched in by its governing body.

Some large wave and tidal projects are now coming to fruition, but they will need to secure a premium price for the electricity they generate.

What's hot for for 2006? Spin-outs and carve-outs, says senior Atlas Venture partner Christopher Spray in an interview for Science|Business

The UK government has moved to promote the wider adoption of non-fossil fuels with a new action plan to unlock the potential for renewable energy in biomass.

A new high-accuracy low-cost infusion pump has attracted £250,000 funding from The Capital Fund, a £50 million venture capital fund that invests in fast-growth companies in Greater London.

Bath University is looking for partners or investors to take forwards a protoype fuel-efficient runaround vehicle – part micro-car, part motorcycle.

The European Research Council, the EU's new plaything, is looking for a Secretary General.

Searching for the best tax incentives in European R&D? Then look no further than the Science|Business guide to this popular - though by no means universal - stimulant.

The review of intellectual property rights in the UK have created some strange allies.

While US companies have halted research into plant-made pharmaceuticals - or even gone bust - European companies are pressing ahead