The Swedish Research Council has announced the formation of the first centreswhich are designed to link leading groups in basic science with industry and the public sector.

A paper from the London School of Economics questions the EU's chances of catching up with the USA on innovation and productivity.

In its last issue, the Economist presents a survey on talent and the difficulties of finding and keeping it. As usual, it is an instructive and stimulating piece. In my case, it stimulated my thoughts about the relationships between talent and intellectual property (IP).

The Scottish Executive is seeking input on a proposed new science and innovation strategy for Scotland.

Why do so many European inventions get lost in the move from lab to market? Science|Business suggests 9 simple ways that European leaders could fix that problem – for the benefit of Europe’s economy.

An obsession with the equity gap is obscuring the real reasons why universities are failing to commercialise their research, says one of the UK's leading spin-out investors.

Cambridge joins the ranks of universities going into print to proclaim its research excellence.