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The current US model for technology transfer isn’t working. Rather than depending on out-licensing to the highest bidder, universities should support researchers to turn entrepreneur and nurture their own start-ups, says Walter Valdivia

One of the world’s largest graphene manufacturers has agreed a £5m collaborative research partnership to open its European base at The University of Manchester

Commission releases working documents for 2014-2015

As negotiations come to an end and attention shifts to the finer details, Science|Business examines the Horizon 2020 draft programmes. This week: Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

The European Parliament agreed the EU’s budget for 2014-2020, as well as the final seal on the Horizon 2020 legislative deal

On balance the public thinks science and technology have a positive influence on society. But most people do not feel well-informed about the outputs of research. This gap must be bridged if Horizon 2020 is to deliver on its objectives

Debt instruments won’t work. To leverage Europe’s excellent science, the EU should back a ‘fund of funds’ to take equity in research-based spinouts, says Cambridge VC and entrepreneur Hermann Hauser in the inaugural Science|Business lecture

Europe’s open research infrastructures want to up their profile, justify their public investment and open the doors to industry

To maximise the efficiency of solar cells of the future, physicists are taking a leaf out of nature’s book.

The ERC is making it easier for Korean scientists to join EU research teams, and a new research and innovation centre in Brussels will be a stepping stone to the EU for both Korean researchers and companies