Research and innovation are pre-requisites of economic growth and job creation. That’s why, in addition to increasing the budget of the next Framework programme, structural funds should be earmarked for R&D and Innovation, says Maria Da Graça Carvalho, MEP
As he bows out as the founding chair of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Martin Schuurmans is happy with what has been achieved, but says it should not have taken so long
The funds will be used to finance the SARCOB project, which is aimed at improving the nutrition of the elderly and at preventing and treating sarcopenic obesity with natural substances
A new treatment for prostate cancer launched in the UK this week. The drug was discovered by scientists in London, funded by the public. So why is it owned by a US pharma giant?
Higher education needs to put greater priority on engaging with industry, improve teaching, and produce more researchers, says the Commission in its strategy for modernising the sector
Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing says it is possible to automatically scan for gems in Chinese language journals and patents
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