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The Commission is currently wading through more than 2,000 responses to its proposals for the next Framework R&D programme, due to run from 2014 - 2020. With a proposed budget of at least €140 billion there is much to fight for

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee says a root and branch change in attitude is needed to position public procurement as a tool to drive innovation

Under pressure from the EU Court of Justice, the Commission issued proposals scaling back ambitions for the single patent court, while Spain and Italy launched a legal appeal

In sponsoring the ESA Innovation Prize in line with the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC), the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking for business ideas that promote the commercial use of satellite navigation. In addition to a €10,000 cash prize, the winner may get the chance to implement the idea at an ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC).

Demand for grants rose by 17% in 2010, but funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation was up by only 2.7% to €592M