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Researchers at three top UK universities are developing new ways to simultaneously power and communicate with robots and other digitally connected devices – commonly known as the Internet of Things.

Trio will select candidates for EU’s new Scientific Advisory Mechanism

Support mechanisms for technology transfer and collaborations are frustrating and confusing. As a result the UK is not reaping the full potential of connecting companies with university research

The Finnish government’s ‘Young Innovative Firms’ initiative delivers substantial value for money, says report

As usual, regulation is running behind technological innovation. As new digital services disrupt established business models, governments are slow to make a balanced response

 

The European Commission, concerned about the effects the multi-billion acquisition will have on competition in the gas turbines market, will allow GE to make its case at a hearing today

AstraZeneca and the University of Cambridge today announced three new joint schemes to support more than 80 PhD scholarships and eight clinical lectureships over the next five years spanning translational science, basic and clinical research.

King’s College London has unveiled plans to create an innovative Science Gallery in the heart of London that will attract more than 300,000 visitors a year.

Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is to be part of the new revolutionary EPSRC UK-RAS Network, which brings together the UK’s core academic capabilities in robotic innovation under national coordination for the first time.

It’s getting harder to win EU research money, as the application ‘avalanche’ keeps on rolling

The Research Commissioner wants to set up a European Innovation Council to fund excellent innovators, in the same way as the European Research Council backs excellent scientists

2-stage reviews, an emphasis on ‘impact’, are among steps now underway, says EU research chief Smits

Sentinel-2A will orbit the planet beaming back images of food crops, forests, coastal waters and natural disasters

Scientists at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet have managed to build a fully functional neuron by using organic bioelectronics. This artificial neuron contain no ‘living’ parts, but is capable of mimicking the function of a human nerve cell and communicate in the same way as our own neurons do.

Speaking at ESADE, Wallapop CEO Agustín Gómez said "We're the latest wave of Spanish start-ups aiming for the global premier league of business."

On 3 June, member universities of the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) gathered in Barcelona to discuss the role of universities in regional smart specialisation strategies in Europe.

The 5G technology entering the market at the end of the decade may make denial-of-service attacks impossible.

EBAN, the European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early Stage Market Players, and ESA, the European Space Agency, have announced to have entered into a wide-ranging agreement to help start-up entrepreneurs, active in space related activities professionalize their businesses and value propositions, all the while encouraging and inspiring private and public investors to see space related businesses as a most attractive investment opportunity and asset class.

European Commission announces changes at the top of its ICT, health, education and industry departments. Research and energy dodge the bullet.

Awards of legal costs and ways of improving enforcement are overlooked in a new bill passed in the European Parliament. While SMEs will not be able to afford litigation, large companies will find it easier to keep more information secret