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The UK already has a world-class science base. The more pressing challenge is how to stay in the premier league.

A few weeks ago, we commented on the Russian Parliament's approval of new intellectual property laws. Our comment was somewhat sceptical, given the lack of legal tradition of IP enforcement in Russia. As the scepticism seemed quite widely shared, it was only a matter of time before those who lobbied for better IP protection would test the new framework.

Is innovation policy in the UK really so technocentric that it discounts other sources of new ideas?

Attempts to reform the European Union's fragmented patent regime stalled once again at the informal summit in Lahti, Finland, on Friday. But there was a better reception for the latest plans to create a European Institute of Technology.

The Ministry of Defence has published its new technology strategy. It also launched a new innovation competition.

A decade on, and another brave company tries to feed us genetically modified tomatoes.

José Manuel Barroso is hoping for unanimous support for a slimmed-down European Institute of Technology. But some diplomats think he might be disappointed.