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Europe needs its SMEs to drag it out of economic crisis, but most are operating below their 2008 levels. Now the Commission is promising to get them growing with “the most ambitious action plan to boost entrepreneurship Europe has ever seen”

As lawmakers in Brussels frantically look for ways to break the stalemate over the Single EU patent, Science|Business takes a closer look at the political and legal dispute

The Council of Ministers largely goes along with the European Commission’s proposal for a simplified reimbursement structure for the EU’s next research programme

Five key energy-intensive materials are biggest contributor to industrial emissions

One stumbling block to personalised medicine is the upfront investment. Research for Science|Business is published in a peer-reviewed journal quantifying potential savings from a tailored programme of exercise, diagnostics and telemonitoring for heart care.

Europe needs to apply its world-leading science to create a resource-efficient economy. Banning landfills could be one route to inspiring innovation, pulling in investment and changing waste into new raw materials, says Commissioner Potočnik

An analysis the EU's eco-innovation strategy in preparation of the Science|Business Q&A with EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik

A look at the EU's 'Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe' in advance of the Science|Business broadcast with Janez Potočnik, EU Environment Commissioner

For the first time, a new technology that could significantly increase the amount of oil that can be recovered from the UK’s largest hydrocarbon resource will be deployed

The European Parliament calls for an ‘internationalisation strategy’ to create a single set of rules for small companies - and unleash entrepreneurial potential