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Japan and the US host 75 per cent of the most innovative companies and research institutes in the world, according to the 2015 Thomson Reuters rankings

Microsoft is following Amazon and a string of other US companies in announcing new investments in European data centres following the scrapping of the Safe Harbour data pact between the EU and US

The university is facing cuts of €66 million and is now in talks with all employees – excluding professors – with the aim of reducing staff numbers by 17 percent

Here are short profiles of the seven leading scientists named to the European Commission’s new Scientific Advice Mechanism

Departing CERN head Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Fields medal winner Cédric Villani and UK Met Office chief scientist Julia Slingo are among the new multi-disciplinary, seven-member advisory team

Public transport heads to the future with EU-funded trials in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Greece. But the cost of computer-controlled buses could prove to be a speedbump

The fact that original research cannot be replicated does not point to fraud, but it does waste resources and slow scientific progress, says Jim Smith of the UK Medical Research Council. He shares his ideas for tackling the problem with Science|Business

As the German carmaker’s pollution problems deepen, pressure is increasing on the industry to shift resources to low-carbon cars, with hopes the nascent electric car industry can be propelled into the mass market

BAE Systems announces it is taking 20% new stake in space engine company Reaction Engines

Twinned EU and US labs will work together to set common standards for e-vehicles and charging stations

European platforms can start thinking about US expansion after equity crowdfunding rules loosened

The flagship project has been reorganised following an open revolt by neuroscientists who were unhappy at the direction of travel. A new management structure will ensure no single institution has overall control

Online learning has the potential to reshape education, but a lack of standards and an overwhelming number of apps makes it difficult to identify effective tools, says cognitive science researcher Björn Sjödén. Software developers need to up their game

New measures are unveiled to simplify business rules, improve competitiveness, lower prices. But the Commission shies away from proposing a single market approach to ‘sharing economy’ companies like Uber and Airbnb which many view as unfair competition for professional services firms

MEPs shoot down Commission’s proposal to leave policy on the import of genetically modified organisms in the hands of EU member states - but Commission says the bill will stay on the table