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Innovation will be a priority for the EU over the next six months

Antenova of Cambridge, UK, a developer of smart antenna for accessing mobile location-based services, said is targeting a flotation on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2007.

Researchers at Northumbria University, UK, have a developed a safe, cheap clinical waste disposal system suitable for hospitals in developing countries, and are looking for backing from investors to take the idea forward.

Obesity has been promoted from lifestyle issue to global health problem. But can fatness be cured? A new drug may be a turning point.

The claim that European public opinion contributes to the technology gap between the US and Europe is invalid, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey.

Battery capacity has been blamed for holding back innovation in many fields, from renewable energy to mobiles. Now nanotech is providing the answer.

Mista Ltd is looking for funding and publishers for its software, which allows users to create virtual guided tours.

The EU's attempt to reduce the amount of animal testing became more concrete last week with the publication of an action programme.

The UK government has announced the formation of two further Enterprise Capital Funds, one more than it intended to set up in the first phase of the programme.