R&D News

What is the best way for the EU to spend its R&D money? An unusual debate at the European Commission provides insights.

Specialist units set up by UK Revenue and Customs Departments to encourage SMEs to apply for R&D tax credits made cash payments totalling £150 million in the past year.

Considering R&D collaboration in China? Look before you leap, say innovation consultants Taco C.R. van Someren and Shuhua van Someren-Wang. Mistakes can cost millions.

Scientists in the two newest EU members may have more reason to cheer their accession than the farmers and labourers who were expected to benefit most.

Economic disparity across Europe's regions can be linked directly to investment in research and development and adoption of information technologies, says an official report.

The European Union's plan to transform Europe's drug discovery industry borrows some of its style from the US - but not everything.

Romania is stepping up attempts to grow its R&D base and promote innovation with the opening an Office for Science and Technology in Brussels.