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An analysis of journal papers indicates IMI’s research has a high impact, but the partnership’s former head Michel Goldman says bibliometrics do not properly reflect the interests of participants. New metrics are needed to assess interdisciplinary projects

If successful, the project will reduce the cost of putting satellites into low Earth orbit

Facilities are in place for early stage clinical trials but most are based in universities or hospitals, and commercial scale manufacturing is yet to come on-stream

Oxitec’s technology for combatting dengue fever by releasing sterile mosquitoes into the wild will be applied to other insect-borne diseases by new owner Intrexon

The first paper describing this now world-leading class of therapeutics was published in August 1985. Since then, the UK Medical Research Council has received more than £580M in royalties

Oxford University spin-out seeks to commercialise new implosion processes in fusion reactors for electricity generation

But US continues to dominate in World Economic Forum’s award series; more money and bigger market ‘remain decisive’ for tech firms

EU membership is overwhelmingly positive for our institutes say university heads, as new campaign to protect £1.2B per annum of European research funding gets into gear this week

New crowdfunding effort aims to clean up smog-choked areas

The European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) will continue its mission under new leadership, with plans to increase its global standing in policy analysis and foresight