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Sweden has a reputation for great research – but policy leaders there are sounding an alarm about a decline in quality. A new study has implications for policy makers across Europe.

Blade Dynamics uses innovative design to develop the word's longest wind turbine baldes through the assembly of smaller, more accurate and easily manufactured component pieces

Academics, SMEs and large companies are doing much more research in partnership. Science|Business looks back at some of the highlights of the move to open innovation in 2012, and the policy initiatives that are supporting this

2013 promises more delay and infighting over the role of Brussels in European research and innovation. Our pledge: To keep up the pressure for a speedy resolution to disputes over future R&D funding

This week TiGenix reported positive safety data for its stem cell therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. The news highlights the potential of regenerative medicine as Science|Business publishes a special report examining how Europe can build on its leading position in this fast-paced field of research

A peek inside the world’s largest energy bioscience research center

After more than four decades of negotiation, impasse and posturing, 25 member states agree to create a unitary patent. MEPs who voted for the move promise simplification, lower costs and time-saving for hard-pressed SMEs.

Experts say public procurement of innovation will help spur more start-ups. But a ‘bottom-up’ approach to designing EU programmes is also vital.

The Science|Business Innovation Board issues a statement backing the EU’s €80 billion R&D programme, Horizon 2020 – and seeks support from other companies and universities