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The EU’s Regional policy Commissionerhas launched a guide to help regions develop and improve their approach to innovation.

The search for a solution to Europe’s innovation woes is shifting to new ground. Next week’s EU summit will finger public procurement as the engine to drive innovation.

In its last issue, the Economist presents a survey on talent and the difficulties of finding and keeping it. As usual, it is an instructive and stimulating piece. In my case, it stimulated my thoughts about the relationships between talent and intellectual property (IP).

A paper from the London School of Economics questions the EU's chances of catching up with the USA on innovation and productivity.

The Scottish Executive is seeking input on a proposed new science and innovation strategy for Scotland.

European companies raised their R&D spending by 5.3 per cent last year - but still failed to keep up with bigger-spending U.S. and Asian competitors in the global R&D market, data from a European Commission study suggest.

What is white biotech? Can it save the planet?

The 2006 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard provides information of the top 1000 EU companies and top 1000 from outside the EU (non-EU) which invest the most in R&D.

Pepsi to locate Global R&D for Next-Generation Products in Cork