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Industrialist Adolphe Merkle is donating his fortune to bolster nanotechnology in his alma mater. His move may be replicated by other rich Swiss entrepreneurs.

One of the largest gifts to research ever in Norway is to establish a Centre for Innovation Research in Stavanger.

The European Association of Research and Technology Organisations and other technology bodies have established a blog to help users of Framework Programme 7.

For two years France’s industrial innovation agency put large sums of public money into big company R&D projects. No longer.

Science|Business launches a series of news and events to prompt debate on a vital policy question: How do you encourage enterprise in science?

Europe and the US have agreed a common application form for companies applying for orphan drug designation.

EU national ministers have agreed a new kind of public–private research partnership that will see nearly €10 billion ploughed into joint technology initiatives.

Current holder of the EU presidency Portugal is claiming a breakthrough in the long-running drive to create a unified patent litigation system across Europe.

Today, the European Union sets out its research strategy for energy – looking to find the low-carbon technology fix for climate change.

Three days before Brussels unveiled its Strategic Energy Technology Policy, the UK Prime Minister set out his vision for applying technology to create a low carbon economy.

With a total of €90 million to spend in the area, venture capitalist Aris Constantinides speaks to Science|Business about the investment strategy.