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After its damning report, Alex Brenninkmeijer, member of the European Court of Auditors, shares his thoughts on what is wrong with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, and the prospects for the future

European Institute of Innovation and Technology director Martin Kern says progress being made but more resources needed to finish the job

A report by the European Court of Auditors identifies several weaknesses in EIT’s complex operational framework and management which have “impeded its overall effectiveness”

As EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas advances plans for a new body to support innovation, the European Regions Research and Innovation Network backs the proposal and calls for a wide remit

Lithuanian medical software specialist attracts VC backing, after developing its technology with backing from several EU grants

Two months after launch the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-3A is delivering stunning images and data will soon be made available for re-use

It’s time the Commission addressed the common gripes that researchers and companies continue to report with the programme. In particular, the rules are too complex for start-ups and too much time is wasted on failed applications

Polls show the majority of British researchers want the UK to remain in the EU. For science campaigners, it’s now about preaching beyond the converted

Italian cleantech Watly launches search for funds through crowdfunding to test solar-powered device in Africa

“I’m offering to come to Brussels and demonstrate on my (or your) laptop the value of text and data mining for open science,” says Peter Murray-Rust of Cambridge University, as he presses the EU to go further on copyright reform

Fusion project faces further scrutiny after MEPs criticise project management

The days of open science have arrived and it is time to move from pay-to-read to free-to-read, says the R&D Commissioner. But publishers want to keep their subscriptions and applied research labs are concerned about IP

EU’s controversial billion-euro initiative invites scientists outside the project to use and test its computing platforms

The EU Commission is canvassing views on whether the process of assessing research projects should be more open to public eyes

Fears big data could affect insurance coverage and be used to track the performance of clinicians are holding back adoption. But big data means better data, according to speakers at a Science|Business conference