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China’s economy dipped at first after its $600 billion stimulus ended, and then regained steam. But did science benefit?

New approaches to funding R&D projects through risk-sharing loans are beginning to bear fruit.

Venture capitalist Shahzad Malik challenges the view that life sciences start-ups are too risky to invest in.

A review of the decade-old Orphan Medicinal Products Regulation shows that research has been boosted and more drugs are available to treat rare diseases.

A conference in Brussels is set to celebrate the Marie Curie programme, which has funded 50,000 researchers since its inception in 1996.

The ESF’s Techbreak aims to pull in expertise from a wide range of fast moving sectors to speed up industrialisation of Europe’s space sector.

As Research ministers welcome the healthy ageing project, the Commission invites ideas for its European Innovation Partnership.

The Commission is ready to back those countries which want to go ahead with the single EU patent, despite a lack of unanimity within the EU.