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Programme designed to improve healthcare by paying more to doctors who perform better on measures of care quality did not show any benefits

Industry says failure to consider new ways of assessing the value of drugs, including outcomes-based approaches and the use of real world evidence, represents a missed opportunity to promote sustainability of Europe’s healthcare systems 

Web-based platform will track provision of services and national policies as the number of people living with dementia is set to spiral

After being hit by delays and spiralling costs, the world’s biggest science project is finally making headway towards the ambition of proving fusion is a viable energy source

Investment in R&D in Europe rose above world average in 2016, but there is persistent weakness in digital innovation and companies are increasingly outsourcing research to academic partners, potentially displacing basic university research

Sector deal features 25 investments from global companies and a pledge by government to provide funding for research infrastructure and long-term capital to allow start-ups to scale

Longstanding concern that central and eastern member states are not as successful in EU research as western peers needs greater attention, ministers say, warning that east-west split will harm negotiating hand in EU budget talks

Latest report from the Scientific Advice Mechanism team suggests a range of options to foster more offshore entrepreneurs

The Science|Business Network picks fields where European companies and research bodies can catch the innovation wave, and suggests ways the EU can ensure this happens