Nokia Siemens Networks to offshore research in joint venture with Tata One of Europe’s leading mobile network equipment suppliers is to transfer its product engineering and R&D services to the Indian IT company. 05 Mar 2008 News
New university/business forum launched to strengthen ties A European University/Business Forum has been set up to promote exchange of good practice between universities and businesses. 05 Mar 2008 News
Record number of trademarks registered in 2007 A record 39,945 international trademark applications were received in 2007 by the World Intellectual Property Organization, up 9.5 per cent on 2006. 05 Mar 2008 News
Unilever opens new R&D centre Unilever R&D has opened a new lab in the Netherlands to research and develop novel foodstuffs and food ingredients. 05 Mar 2008 News
Bologna Process progress as university teaching watchdog launched The Bologna Process of reforming higher education in Europe moved forward this week with the launch of a new watchdog to police teaching standards. 05 Mar 2008 News
Target basic research and Joint Technology Initiatives Spend a third of the EU’s basic research budget through the European Research Council – and spend all the rest on Joint Technology Initiatives. 04 Mar 2008 News
Slovenia, France build pressure for Community Patent After more than 30 years of failure there could be political agreement paving the way for a Community Patent by the end of the year. 04 Mar 2008 News