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A workshop will show how advances in measurement, characterisation and analytical technologies are driving commercialisation in the health and personal care sectors.

Industrialist Adolphe Merkle is donating his fortune to bolster nanotechnology in his alma mater. His move may be replicated by other rich Swiss entrepreneurs.

The likes of Microsoft, Oracle and IBM are all queuing to access Aulas’ French software company Cegid’s specialist niches in the small and medium-size companies market.

Current holder of the EU presidency Portugal is claiming a breakthrough in the long-running drive to create a unified patent litigation system across Europe.

EU national ministers have agreed a new kind of public–private research partnership that will see nearly €10 billion ploughed into joint technology initiatives.

The European Research Council unveiled its first-ever grant programme for ambitious, far-reaching research projects this week, earmarking €4 billion over the next six years.

With a total of €90 million to spend in the area, venture capitalist Aris Constantinides speaks to Science|Business about the investment strategy.

Three days before Brussels unveiled its Strategic Energy Technology Policy, the UK Prime Minister set out his vision for applying technology to create a low carbon economy.

Today, the European Union sets out its research strategy for energy – looking to find the low-carbon technology fix for climate change.