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A year after they were announced, the three launch projects of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology have agreement on grants and structures.

After years of delay the Single Patent is moving ahead. But some Member States are still refusing to join in.

Fewer taxes and more university spin-outs are needed to help maintain Denmark’s position among EU innovators.

Marion Dewar, responsible for innovation policy in the cabinet of Research Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, sets out the vision for the Innovation Union.

A new report calls for greater collaboration between industry and academia to make Europe a global leader in the €2.8 billion global marine biotechnology industry.

Despite a range of harsh public spending cuts, the Irish government is set to increase spending research in 2011.

The technology transfer company will step in to plug the funding gaps and accelerate the commercialisation of research from Imperial, Oxford, Cambridge and UCL.

The German government wants to see 1 million electric vehicles on the roads by 2020. But do investors see a smooth journey ahead?

A survey of 6,000 respondents across six countries finds they believe China will snatch the US’s innovation crown.

The first European Council devoted to research and innovation, due to take place next week, has been postponed until February 4 to make way for crisis talks about the Euro.

Cleantech is not on the downside of a bubble, says a new report by analysts Kachan & Co., and the sector is set to attract high levels of investment in 2011.

The EU’s Euro-BioImaging project has begun its 3-year preparation phase. The project aims to give scientists throughout Europe access to state-of-the-art imaging facilities.