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As the Commission prepares for the next term, the current EU Commissioner for regional policy, Johannes Hahn talks to Science|Business about the old problems facing the EU’s “new start” and the impact of smart specialisation

Bacteria have been genetically engineered to produce propane. Now there is a challenge to scale-up the process

The city council recently asked for help in thwarting bike thieves and eradicating potholes, turning traditional procurement on its head and encouraging innovation

It started as a military technology, but now the drone is starting to find commercial uses. In support, the EU is setting out a legal framework to promote this new sector, allowing drones to fly across European airspace

Frustrated by old-fashioned publishing practices, scientists are launching start-ups to change the way research is evaluated and communicated, tapping open-access platforms to increase the visibility and discoverability of their work

Start-up companies from South Africa and Nigeria selected as finalists to compete in The Global Innovation Award on 7 October in Berlin.

The big guns of European science have hit back at calls for the position of chief scientist to be scrapped. Jean-Claude Juncker, President-elect of the European Commission, hints the role may be restructured

£10M initiative to test computer-controlled vehicles in three cities

In what may become the biggest paradigm shift in the history of science, Big Data is overthrowing the established scientific method

The role of the European Commission’s top science adviser is unaccountable, opaque and controversial, say lobby groups in an open letter