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The sinking of Nokia prompted the innovation and technology agency Tekes to move its chips onto video-gaming. The sector now accounts for 10% of the country’s IT output

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre will cooperate with the university to promote evidence-based policymaking

Europe’s sat-nav project picks up pace, with the third and fourth launches of the year

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