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The EU’s main climate innovation initiative Climate-KIC and regional research and innovation network ERRIN have signed a memorandum of understanding at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels today (19 March 2014), agreeing to develop joint activities and share information.

Bringing science closer to the population is what Maya Halevy has being doing for the last 30 years. In this Q&A she talks about expanding her image to all of Europe and changing the way we teach

Europe’s research and innovation vitals are looking good, claimed President José Manuel Barroso this week, as researchers and policymakers descended on Brussels

Leading entrepreneurs working to commercialise publicly-funded university research point to a lack of understanding of how IP should be shaped and protected to ensure commercial success.

The European Commission has recognised three innovators, in the fields of space, neuroscience and molecular diagnostics

Venture capitalists should be in charge of picking technology winners, not civil servants, says Risto Siilasmaa, Chairman and interim CEO of Nokia

Following criticisms of the first phase in Framework Programme 7, the JTI public-private partnerships are to be remodelled to ensure flexibility whilst increasing transparency

The EU scoreboard, published this week shows the pace of innovation has slowed in almost one fifth of Europe’s regions

Three faculty members earn top honours for their outstanding case writing scholarship combining theory and practise

Too great a focus on short-term innovation could damage the long-term ability to grow. New policies are needed to encourage longer cycle innovation and local production, says Hiram Samel of Oxford University’s Saїd Business School

SMEs to compete for up to €3B under new Horizon 2020 calls

Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre held a special event this week to mark its recent award of AHSC status.

No matter what the business idea may be, start-up founders all face the same challenge: the lack of a business network. ETH Zurich has now started a Founders Community to foster more interaction between the 350 existing ETH spin-offs.

Telecoms specialist Carlos Salema has been involved in EU science for more than 25 years. In this Q&A he reflects on the advances fostered by previous research and highlights challenges of the €70B Horizon 2020 programme

The prototype of the unmanned quadcopter, equipped with special sensors designed to locate people caught in avalanches, has been successfully tested a few days ago in the Alps. The drone was developed within the SHERPA project, funded by the European Commission

Switzerland’s beacon status as a hub for collaboration and excellence in science is in question after the suspension of talks on the country’s association in the €80B Horizon 2020 and €14.7B Erasmus programmes

Horizon 2020 contains some important fixes, but does not allow enough flexibility to change the course of research if the unexpected happens, says Juha Ylä-Jääski, President and CEO of Technology Academy Finland