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At €229 billion, R&D funding in Europe was unchanged from 2006 to 2007, and still has far to go to hit the Lisbon target of 3 per cent of GDP by 2010.

Setting up large teams to study the “known unknowns” of science leaves no room for the unexpected, says Sir Alec Jeffreys, the discoverer of genetic fingerprinting.

The EU has expanded its support for innovation in response to the economic crisis. But no new funds will flow until 2010.

Wireless Trondheim’s Living Lab project is a perfect example how wireless broadband can be used to stimulate innovation and drive economic growth.

A mandatory reporting system for nano-enabled products in commercial use across the US and EU is essential to managing the risks of nanomaterials, says a report.

Direct-to-consumer genetic tests need to come under internationally accepted guidelines, says the UK Human Genetics Commission.