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The EU Research Commissioner may have correctly identified the reasons for Europe’s failure to commercialise its science, but setting up a new agency that separates innovation from research is not the answer, says Estonian MEP Kaja Kallas

The Horizon 2020 FORCE project aims to address a fundamental need in planning and monitoring of cancer treatment by measuring the forces active in cancer.

EU Digital Commissioner Gunther Oettinger signs agreement with Brazil’s Minister of Communications André Figueiredo on next-generation 5G wireless development

5G wireless communications will be the lifeblood of all major industries in less than five years, but the EU needs to fill in gaps in legislation and standards to prepare for pan-European deployment. A plan for 5G roll-out will be published by the end of 2016

Progressing from start-up to profit is hard and funding shortfalls can push enterprises under. Europe’s banks and VCs should take a more ‘scientific’ approach to funding fledgling companies

A small step towards gender balance, but the geographical divide lives on, with French, German and UK institutions hosting 146 of 302 grant winners

With less fear of failure, Europe’s innovators would get more shots on goal. So yes, more misses, but a greater chance to “score big”, said tech guru Nathan Myhrvold in the Science|Business annual lecture

EU Research Commissioner today described the attributes around which he would like the Council to be shaped and launched a consultation seeking feedback from the public. It’s time for action to convert Europe’s world-leading science into products, he said

Members of the Science|Business Network say the new council should act like a venture capital investor rather than a government agency. The aim should be to provide flexible funding and spur regulatory reform