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The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee says a root and branch change in attitude is needed to position public procurement as a tool to drive innovation

Under pressure from the EU Court of Justice, the Commission issued proposals scaling back ambitions for the single patent court, while Spain and Italy launched a legal appeal

In sponsoring the ESA Innovation Prize in line with the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC), the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking for business ideas that promote the commercial use of satellite navigation. In addition to a €10,000 cash prize, the winner may get the chance to implement the idea at an ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC).

Demand for grants rose by 17% in 2010, but funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation was up by only 2.7% to €592M

Heptares seals a third collaboration to apply its technology for stabilising drug targets to discover treatments for cardiovascular, central nervous system and inflammatory diseases

The EU’s new roadmap for low-carbon growth aspires to protect the environment at the same time as spurring the development of new markets and boosting the economy. But can green really equal competitive?

A three year collaboration between the Vetmeduni Vienna and the Georgikon Faculty of the University of Pannonia aims to improve food safety and help poultry producers

Germany’s Helmholtz Association and France’s National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) are to create two joint research laboratories in France