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What’s left to like in the US enterprise system? Plenty, for universities and technology entrepreneurs, says Science|Business Editor Richard L. Hudson

The US and European patent offices have launched a trial of the Patent Prosecution Highway, a scheme they say will speed up the granting of patents.

The European Security and Research Innovation Forum presented its interim agenda for a single programme of research to improve security while protecting civil rights and creating single market for security products.

The Wellcome Trust has put £5 million into a new scheme to enable clinicians to do academic research alongside care of patients.

Should European governments favour open source software when they hold tenders for public contracts? Economists and policy makers appear to think so.

As patent offices choke on the surge in demand, and illegal downloading and counterfeiting grows apace, Francis Gurry, new head of WIPO, outlines his priorities.

Rather than duplicate efforts, member states should identify priority areas where Europe can compete globally, says the Commission.