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European Commission’s proposal to prevent national bans on environmental or health grounds is defeated

Gianotti, an Italian particle physicist instrumental in uncovering the Higgs Boson, will replace Rolf-Dieter Heuer, who led CERN through the launch of the Large Hadron Collider

Question mark hangs over whether the office of Chief Science Adviser is part of the European Commission’s future plans

Entrepreneur Hermann Hauser gives a positive account of the UK’s Fraunhofer-style innovation centres, but says further substantial investment is needed to exploit the country’s world-leading science base

As a new European Commission sets to work, its energy-chief duo must make sure 2030 targets are met, bring down CO2 emissions and accelerate a single European energy market

Pressure builds on EU member states to agree a budget for 2015 that minimises hurt for researchers

In advance of a debate on GM crops in the European Parliament, a group of scientists tells governments to stop impeding trials

A low-cost text message programme to help young people improve their English language skills won the Science|Business inaugural Global Innovation Award earlier this month. Its founder, Elvis Austins, spells out how he got here and what comes next

Drive-AB has €9.4M to develop new business models to promote industry investment in antibiotics and prevent their inappropriate use

One-time head of IBM Europe and now an MEP, Hans-Olaf Henkel arrives in the EU capital to put his stamp on innovation policy and start a conversation on curtailing what he sees as Commission over-reach