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IEA lists 2013 priorities to re-energise deployment of carbon capture and storage.

Following a positive ruling on patents and a decision to maintain funding for embryonic stem cell research in Horizon 2020, things are looking up for regenerative medicine. Now further support is needed to deliver on the therapeutic potential, experts say in a Science|Business Webinar

Blade Dynamics uses innovative design to develop the word's longest wind turbine baldes through the assembly of smaller, more accurate and easily manufactured component pieces

Would it be a good idea to have a small claims court for faster, less expensive handling of patent disputes? The US Patent and Trademark Office asks for public comments

Academics, SMEs and large companies are doing much more research in partnership. Science|Business looks back at some of the highlights of the move to open innovation in 2012, and the policy initiatives that are supporting this

This week TiGenix reported positive safety data for its stem cell therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. The news highlights the potential of regenerative medicine as Science|Business publishes a special report examining how Europe can build on its leading position in this fast-paced field of research

A bill proposing “technical amendments” to the American Invents Act is silent on the approaching problem of “secret prior art”

Once in force the Act will streamline international registration of industrial designs

A peek inside the world’s largest energy bioscience research center

After more than four decades of negotiation, impasse and posturing, 25 member states agree to create a unitary patent. MEPs who voted for the move promise simplification, lower costs and time-saving for hard-pressed SMEs.