A fresh approach to studying entrepreneurialism – which combines policy with individual drive – provides the insights needed to identify and address bottlenecks says Erkko Autio
Is a frozen “rollover” budget for 2013 and beyond now likely? MEPs debate the EU budget at a Science|Business event, as negotiations between Parliament and Council collapse
Interview with Professor David Zilberman, professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Berkeley and principal investigator at the UC Berkeley Energy Biosciences Institute
Cash-strapped member states want to reduce the EU’s overall budget, putting the proposed increase in R&D spending under threat. That will make it more difficult to revive Europe’s jaded economy, Teresa Riera Madurell MEP tells Science|Business
Research counters public criticism on ‘inefficiency.’ Risks of intermittent power have been overstated and projected wind power levels for 2020 do not require major system adaptation. Technology can provide solutions to tap greater amounts of wind power.
The European Parliament has called for a “significant increase” in EU research and innovation funding, making a veiled threat to veto the EU’s long-term budget if member states try to cut European R&D funding
With a month to go before EU heads of state will try to fix the budget for Horizon 2020, MEPs, the EU’s Chief Scientist, astronauts and a Star Trek actor highlight the importance of inspiring a new generation of European scientists
While there is an obvious strong case for such programs on both sides of the Atlantic, companies operating internationally must take into account important differences.
As EU countries struggle to get CSS off the ground, a new British project is to develop and demonstrate advanced carbon capture technology for gas-fired power stations
Advertising its ‘wants’ online has unlocked a fresh seam of ideas and is motivating in-house researchers at Unilever, says Roger Leech, the company’s Open Innovation Scouting Director
Europe needs its SMEs to drag it out of economic crisis, but most are operating below their 2008 levels. Now the Commission is promising to get them growing with “the most ambitious action plan to boost entrepreneurship Europe has ever seen”
As lawmakers in Brussels frantically look for ways to break the stalemate over the Single EU patent, Science|Business takes a closer look at the political and legal dispute
The Council of Ministers largely goes along with the European Commission’s proposal for a simplified reimbursement structure for the EU’s next research programme
Concerns about job security and a relentless lifestyle are holding back would-be biotech entrepreneurs. Academics need to be shown the fun and energy of being in the start-up world says Kevin Johnson of Index Ventures
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