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The UK is to back up a review of science and innovation policy by former science minister David Sainsbury with £1 billion over the next three years to boost business innovation and technology development.

The Green Paper on the formation of a European Research Area attracted more than 800 responses by the time the consultation came to an end this week.

New findings strengthen concerns that the European Clinical Trials Directive has hampered academic clinical research.

The European Investment Bank and the European Commission have announced the introduction of the Risk Sharing Finance Facility to provide additional support to R&D and innovation projects in Europe.

The scientists’ organisation Euroscience has welcomed the European Commission’s Green paper on the European Research Area – but raised concerns about aspects of the consultative procedures.

Imperial College London’s former deputy rector, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, is the new chief executive of the Medical Research Council.

Flagship venture capitalist David Berry takes a hands-on approach to finding and nurturing emerging ideas and companies in life sciences and clean energy.

A €15.3 million fund has been launched to strengthen research cooperation between Norway and Poland in the fields of environment and health.