Tech giants in China continue to surge forward with new inventions, leaving the country poised to outpace US and Japan within the next few years. European companies did not see the same rapid growth, but held on to their global share

Scottish researchers eager to maintain EU ties are facing a Brexit quandary: which is the most science-friendly union – the UK or the EU?

A new policy brief by King’s College London sets out ideas which include creating unique science labs and a new fund modelled on the European Research Council to attract researchers after Brexit

There have already been 140,000 proposals for Horizon 2020 – the same number as submitted in the whole of Framework Programme 7

Brexit is clouding its future role in the new common patent, but Benoit Battistelli, head of the European Patent Office thinks there are ways to keep the UK in the system

With little sign of German flexibility on tech issues ahead of Brexit negotiations, the UK could have better luck extracting concessions from France

Mark Ferguson makes no bones about the opportunities, saying “With Brexit, there is more upside than downside for Irish science”

Relaxed rules on massing and analysing data for commercial gain viewed as an opportunity for the UK after it leaves the bloc

A forum within the European Research Area Committee (ERAC) — a committee that advises the Council, the Commission and member states on the governance of the European Research Area —has given an opinion criticising Horizon 2020 for largely failing to improve international participation.