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2012 was a record year for patent filings and grants, European Patent Office reports

Success will depend on ‘getting the fees right’ and the quality of decisions of the new court, EPO president says

Focus is low carbon hydrogen production, storage and flexible turbine technology

Following the appointment of Anne Glover as first European Commission’s Chief Scientific Adviser in January 2012, President Barroso announced yesterday (27 February) the creation of the Science and Technology Advisory Council.

The European Union took the opportunity on Rare Disease Day 2013 to announce that that it will fund 26 research projects in hopes of improving the lives of some of the 30 million Europeans

The possibility of a new EU/US free-trade agreement has been welcomed as likely to benefit research and research-intensive companies. However, it will need to overcome significant reservations in the European Parliament

Researchers at MIT make progress tapping yeast to produce alternatives to gasoline

Are buildings that consume less energy really more energy efficient as a result? Researcher Scott Kelly from the University of Cambridge explains how predicting energy efficiency is easier said than done, especially once human behaviour becomes part of the calculation.

Ministers from 24 countries signed the agreement establishing a single court to deal with patent disputes. It’s an important advance for the Single Patent – but now for the hard part - securing national ratification in time for the first patent to be granted in April 2014

BP’s new International Centre for Advanced Materials with its hub at Manchester University now has ten research projects underway across four universities — including one focused on smart “self-healing” coatings