The first concrete results of joint programming initiatives, set up three years ago to coordinate national research activities in Europe to tackle big problems like neurodegenerative diseases and climate change, are starting to be seen
Plans to update Europe’s intellectual property laws for the digital age, and to put more effort into preventing piracy and counterfeiting were unveiled on Tuesday
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is once again awarding a special topic prize in the European Satellite Navigation Competition. This year, DLR would like to see "Augmented Navigation - Everywhere".
Crocus Technology, a spin out from France’s Atomic Energy Commission, has secured $300 million to build a semiconductor foundry in Russia, with $245 million coming from the state-owned nanotechnology investment fund Rusnano
J. Frank Brown, former Dean of INSEAD, one of Europe’s premier business schools, reflects on leadership and innovation as he joins the US investment firm General Atlantic
The UK should make achieving a unified EU patent system and patent court the highest immediate priority and update its copyright laws for the digital Internet age
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