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Defeated in the budget and costing stakes, MEPs Christian Ehler and Maria da Graça Carvalho remain hopeful that a bottom-up approach and support for SMEs can open up Europe’s latest R&D programme to new participants

Prototype to undertake first accelerated life test at new £48 million facility

Gas technology, nuclear fusion, fuel cells, batteries and smart grids top the list of key technologies for potential transatlantic collaboration

Improved access to finance and markets, better support services and less red tape will allow SMEs to generate an extra €1.1B per annum of EU GDP

Internal combustion engine cars continue to increase fuel-efficiency and will dominate the market through 2030. But the payback for billions in incentives for sustainable car technologies will come as greener vehicles take to the road from 2025.

After marathon negotiations slog, key MEPs and interest groups welcome deal and hope for timely start to the European Union’s next R&D programme

There’s been progress under the Irish Presidency, but with a key vote postponed until October, there is still no consensus on much-needed new data protection rules

Political agreement on simplified funding model, specific instrument for SMEs and increase for Marie Curie and European Research Council

Europe could be on the cusp of a second industrial revolution in which advances in information and communications technologies (ICT) fuel a dramatic improvement in productivity. But the revolution may yet be stymied by inadequate education, privacy concerns and a lack of ambition

There is an "massive economic opportunity" to use a combination of materials science and data analytics to improve fuel performance and reduce downtime in industry, according to Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of industrial conglomerate GE