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Phase 2 of a joint project by the UK and Indian governments has opened with £5 million available to support collaborations

Six new collaborative projects have been funded by the UK Technology Strategy Board to advance personalised medicine in cancer and lay foundations for national adoption

The European Commission has received resounding public backing for its Green Paper proposal to bring research, development and innovation under one umbrella. Now it wants the public to vote on one of three shortlisted names for the new programme

The European Commission’s latest update on its Innovation Union strategy says economic growth targets will not be met unless there is a great leap forward for innovation

A sharp reduction in early stage venture capital and bank lending meant increased demand for angel funding. But there were few exits, leaving angels with little money to recycle into new companies

Venture capital is the driving force of much entrepreneurial activity and Europe needs to look to the US role model to understand how it can promote and develop its venture capital sector, says a new report

A new Science|Business report summarizes the first in a series of three high-level academic policy debates, focused on the energy R&D challenge. Twelve key ideas and recommendations emerged to better leverage Europe's research potential and speed the development of new energy technologies.

The UK quoted technology transfer specialist says investors’ appetite for risk has returned. The new money will allow IP Group to up its stake in portfolio companies and form more new ones

Very few of Europe’s universities are taking philanthropic fundraising seriously, and even fewer use this source to fund research

The EU is to offer 75% grants for projects that help economically important manufacturing companies tread the line between growth of the business and reduction of greenhouse gases

Public grants of £20 million enticed companies to invest a further £54 million in 179 projects, according to new figures from Scottish Enterprise

The partners will work on the development of a second-generation malaria vaccine, combining two existing vaccines to improve immune responses