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An online booking system has helped Macedonia abolish waiting lists. The European Consumer Health Index shows Serbia is set to do the same - and others may follow

Europe’s publicly-funded health systems have improved year on year for a decade, according to the European Consumer Health Index, published today. But there remain large variations and many opportunities to learn from the best performers

Danish pharmaceutical firm says it will invest £115M over the next decade in the latest signal that for now the UK’s advantages in discovery research in life sciences are outweighing concerns about Brexit

UK representation restored to EU Scientific Advice Mechanism

The peremptory announcement that the UK will withdraw from the EU Atomic Energy Community risks a talent drain and leaves unanswered questions over funding for nuclear science and the future of the Joint European Torus

Will research fare better if Scotland remains part of the UK, or does Brexit mean academics should change their spots and vote for an independent country if there is another referendum? Science|Business tests the mood

Commission says new guarantee scheme will unlock €220 million for 800 Finnish businesses

Research will support the modernisation and independence of Europe’s arms manufacturers, but the sensitive nature of the work means there will not be the usual oversight and scrutiny of the programme by experts or MEPs

Eighteen EIT-backed companies make magazine’s annual selection of top innovations

Europe’s health technology assessment bodies want to know that products which show efficacy in clinical trials will work in their health systems. Companies are now required to collect real world evidence on patient outcomes says Mirella Marlow, Programme Director at NICE