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Two days were reserved by the European Patent Office to hear an appeal over the application for a stem cell patent. But only one was needed in the end.

Europe has started doing better in IT research but still has a lot more to do to capitalise on the results, says a report by former Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho.

The European Commission has published its Small Business Act for Europe in a bid to cut red tape and establish a new pan-European company structure.

The Council of Ministers is to provide €100 million from the EU’s 7th Framework Programme to boost research capacities of SMEs in Europe.

Supreme Court Rulings and patent reform are making it harder to defend patents in the US – and biotechs are falling back on trade secrets to protect their IP.