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Three out of four Starting grants go to young researchers hosted by Germany, UK, France, the Netherlands, Israel and Spain. There are no grants going to Switzerland

An expert panel urges the new European Commission to reap the economic benefits of science on-line

The EU has formally accepted Swiss scientists back into a handful of research programmes

In 2013, the growth rate of private R&D investment in Europe fell to 2.9 per cent, due to falling corporate profits and a weak pharma and tech sector

Although there is backing for the €315B Fund for Strategic Investment, researchers are worried about loss of the Horizon 2020 money that will be diverted to service the scheme

Disbursing cash for research is one thing, but making a real difference lies in preparing new technologies for market, says Cheryl Martin, Director of the US energy research agency ARPA-E

Juncker growth plan moves money from grant programmes – including €2.7 billion from Horizon 2020 - to a financial fund for riskier projects

2015 update includes greater priority on energy-efficiency technologies

As a new European Commission sets to work, its energy-chief duo must make sure 2030 targets are met, bring down CO2 emissions and accelerate a single European energy market

One-time head of IBM Europe and now an MEP, Hans-Olaf Henkel arrives in the EU capital to put his stamp on innovation policy and start a conversation on curtailing what he sees as Commission over-reach