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The European Commission is proposing to increase research and innovation funding to €80.2 billion for the 2014-2020 budget

A funding crisis threatens development of new treatments for mental illness. There needs to be a renewed effort to tackle Europe’s foremost health care challenge – which is currently costing €386 billion per annum

Research policy will be a significant focus under Poland’s presidency of the EU beginning tomorrow. And there is a promise to maintain momentum on Single Patent

An expert group set up by the Commission has set out guidelines on giving European industry a competitive edge in deploying Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)

Thirteen photonics research projects are being launched in high-speed fibre broadband networks with the aim of developing technologies to deliver super fast internet speeds to the home in excess of 1 Gigabit per second

The pharma industry spent less on drug R&D last year than at any time in the last three years and there was a fall in the number of drugs getting approval, and of products in early-stage trials

The EMA says Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics’ Glybera for treating a serious enzyme deficiency, is not ready for approval

Stephan Tanda, a director of DSM, the Dutch life sciences company, has been appointed to head the pan-European industry body

Karolinska Institutet is making major efforts to enhance its technology transfer and commercialisation system, and is currently working on a long-term strategy for innovation and research