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European Commission proposes a change to intellectual property rules to let generic drugmakers enter non-EU markets faster. Patent holders are not happy  

A European research team is developing a photonic-ultrasound-based detector that will save water companies from closure in the wake of tough new drinking-water regulations, soon to be implemented by the WHO, providing the quickest ever safety diagnosis for deadly bacteria.

The new Institute in Engineering, Energy and Environment to be funded by major Irish philanthropic donation and Government funding

Latest European Commission analysis charts worries over falling levels of investment and weak university-business transfers

In a paper setting out its negotiating terms, the government calls for a far reaching-science and innovation pact and says it will respect the remit of the European Court of Justice  

Giant carpet and rug conglomerate can challenge use of name before July 16 – but ‘friendly outcome’ expected

MEPs say there is a “lack of clarity and comparability of the figures put forward” by the EU executive

The era of prescription digital health has dawned with approval of an app assessed to the same standard of clinical evidence as a conventional drug. Now pharma companies and digital therapy pioneers are forging development and marketing deals, while EU regulators and payers flounder

The seal of excellence is as much a signifier of the EU’s R&D funding shortfall as it is of Europe’s high quality science. Now, the EU wants money from the cohesion programme to fill the funding gap and translate research to market