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Russian physicist Vladimir Falko to steer R&D strategy at €85M centre

Competition regulator gives conditional go-ahead on multi-billion acquisition after year-long negotiations

A new report shows 42 companies raised almost €23M through crowdfunding in Europe in the past five years. Founders say it is a good means of raising quick cash, but not a replacement for angels or VCs

One year on, the new board overseeing the €1B project is yet to present revised strategic goals

Research bodies say they will continue to fund the controversial technique but call for a debate to discuss potential applications

All nations have a right to explore space but to date it’s been a privilege for rich countries. Now, satellites are becoming so cheap they are within the reach of start-ups and university students

Political leaders of Romania, Latvia and Bulgaria, the poor performers in Europe’s innovation stakes, have all made commitments to support research and innovation, but progress has been poor

Head of LERU rails against ‘tiresome and recurrent attempts’ to cut the Horizon 2020 research budget

Internet giant’s latest foray into medical research will see it develop more accurate ways to track blood sugar levels

Leading research bodies are asking for an urgent meeting to discuss the Scottish government’s announcement of a ban on GM cultivation. The decision has no basis in scientific fact and is anti-science in Scotland, they say