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Clunky and high-cost first generation devices are being superseded by sleeker goggles, opening up virtual reality to the consumer marketplace. European entrepreneurs are lining up to deliver new products

More grease is needed to oil the science to industry cogs and get the EU ‘smart specialisation’ policy performing smoothly, according to the Joint Research Centre

Problems with EU membership are greatly outweighed by the benefits, says CBI. Meanwhile, being part of EU club makes UK economy more dynamic, but also more vulnerable to shocks, reports the Bank of England

EU Research Commissioner reiterates his support for ending restrictions on data mining of research papers

250 companies account for 70% of global R&D expenditure and patents

Final work plans for 2016 and 2017 are out, with ambitions to replace animal testing, resist the rising tide of antimicrobial resistance and deliver faster internet speeds

The EU research department will give a seal of approval to high quality proposals that fail to secure grants from the Horizon 2020 SME competition.

After running out of funding and feeling unloved by the new Commission, the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies was relieved to hear its work will find new life and a new home in 2016

With 63 calls and nearly 600 topics, the sprawling Horizon 2020 work programme for 2016 and 2017 was confirmed this week

Research Commissioner tells journal publishing companies to reshape their business models to the realities of the 21st century