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Technology transfer in Germany is ripe for reform. A grace period for filing patents would help – and industry collaboration needs an overhaul, says Jörg Steinbach, President of the Technical University of Berlin

The problems with technology transfer arise because it is entrusted to universities and research funding bodies. The act of preparing research for commercialisation requires commercial skills, and should be handled by independent commercial bodies

University and industry lobbyists are gearing up for a busy spring in Brussels, as the Parliament and the Council lock horns on the 2014 - 2020 budget, with investment in Horizon 2020 up for grabs once more

New analysis points the way to optimizing efficiency of an integrated system for harvesting sunlight to make storable fuel.

The European Parliament delivered a protest vote against the austerity budget agreed by national governments for 2014 – 2020. Now further negotiations – including on the €80B Horizon 2020 R&D programme – must be finessed by the Irish Presidency

The UK government does not have a coherent strategy to support the commercialisation of research and is failing to secure the full economic benefits of its world-class science base, warn MPs

The International Energy Agency should cooperate closely with China, and India as first step toward membership, Grantham Institute for Climate Change paper says

2012 was a record year for patent filings and grants, European Patent Office reports

Success will depend on ‘getting the fees right’ and the quality of decisions of the new court, EPO president says

With more and more services available over the Web, those without access are at an increasing disadvantage. An EU-funded programme is plotting a route across this digital divide, helping SMEs develop products and empowering older people

Focus is low carbon hydrogen production, storage and flexible turbine technology

Following the appointment of Anne Glover as first European Commission’s Chief Scientific Adviser in January 2012, President Barroso announced yesterday (27 February) the creation of the Science and Technology Advisory Council.

The European Union took the opportunity on Rare Disease Day 2013 to announce that that it will fund 26 research projects in hopes of improving the lives of some of the 30 million Europeans

The possibility of a new EU/US free-trade agreement has been welcomed as likely to benefit research and research-intensive companies. However, it will need to overcome significant reservations in the European Parliament

Complex and inconsistent clinical trial regulations are causing delays and raising costs for academic clinicians conducting international studies. Governments need to harmonise trial approval processes, says the OECD