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World output of AI patents reached 18,000 in 2015, with China tripling its contribution and the EU’s share of global AI patents falling by 7% to 12%, says OECD innovation survey

Negotiators in Brussels overturn proposal by governments to cut research budget, fixing 2018 spending at €160.1B

Agency bracing itself for a potential exodus, while pharma companies fear a bottleneck in new drug approvals. Meanwhile, the bill for the removal stands at €400M

Élysée urges pilot programme next year for 20 ‘European university’ networks and broad EU funding – to boost innovation, education and research

The high level group of innovators appointed to advise the Commission on how to structure the EIC has released its first set of recommendations

City pips Milan in tiebreaker to scoop hotly sought-after prize from London

Leaders from 28 member states will discuss proposals to set up university networks, remove obstacles to mobility in education, and form a European Education Area in which ‘learning, studying and doing research is not hampered by borders’

As the EU marks the 10th European Antibiotic Awareness Day and the latest data shows the threat continuing to grow, a review of progress in halting antimicrobial resistance says governments need to act decisively on control measures

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will ‘not miss a single euro’ after president Donald Trump pulls US funding

Tiny sensor within pill signals smartphones when it reaches gut, providing a record for patients and doctors

American Chemical Society wins lawsuit against the site, which republishes copyright research without permission from publishers. And in potentially precedent-setting move, the court says internet companies should block access to the free research portal

President of R&D at GlaxoSmithKline, Patrick Vallance, will replace Mark Walport in April 2018

The Commission awards €1M European Capital of Innovation prize to Paris

Researchers studying neurodegenerative disease can now look up cohort studies and make connections through an online database.