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Innovative companies – Going for broke? How to bridge the funding gap for SMEs

A vital part of the European Commission’s new Innovation Union strategy is to support new ways of helping small, innovative companies find the financing they need to get moving in the marketplace.

17 Nov 2010

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Energy Strategy

Smart grids, renewables and energy efficiency are put at the heart of the Commission’s ten-year strategy for a single, integrated EU energy market.

11 Nov 2010

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Beyond the vuvuzelas: How applying science to sport pushes innovation

Science plays an increasing role in sport - not just in training elite athletes - but in spreading health, social and economic benefits too.

11 Nov 2010

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Belgian presidency fails again to get patent agreement

“There will never be unanimity on an EU patent” says Belgium’s Minister for Enterprise, after a specially-convened meeting of ministers fails to agree to the latest proposals.

11 Nov 2010

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Sixth Innovation Survey says more than half EU enterprises are innovative

Over half of companies and organisation from across industrial sectors are involved in innovation, according to the EU’s sixth annual survey of innovative activity.

11 Nov 2010

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EU opens €9 billion call for low carbon and renewable energy projects

The Commission has launched the first call for what it claims will be the world’s largest programme of investment in low carbon and renewable energy projects.

11 Nov 2010

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Technology transfer is not the motive for companies collaborating with universities

Management and business performance, rather than innovation, is the main focus for companies collaborating with universities, according to survey of UK businesses.

11 Nov 2010

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EU research network upgraded to 100 gbps as it marks tenth birthday

GÉANT, the pan-European research and education network, has announced it will be upgrading to 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) capacity on key routes.

11 Nov 2010

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Syntaxin raises £18M in third round to take acromegaly drug into clinic

11 Nov 2010

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mtm laboratories raises a further €7M in third round

11 Nov 2010

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TSB grant helps Accentus advance technology to market

11 Nov 2010

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ETH: Triple victory for spin-outs

11 Nov 2010

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Cambridge: £17M grant for Knowledge and Innovation Centre

11 Nov 2010

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Stimulating US innovation

President Obama’s $814B stimulus plan was the bone of contention in this week’s mid-term elections. So has the extra spending on science delivered or not?

03 Nov 2010

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Creating a biotech sector

Estonia is using Structural Funds, Framework grants and international collaboration to build its science base and drive innovation.

03 Nov 2010

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Ten UK organisations join forces on Open Access

Ten leading organisations from the UK higher education and research sector have joined forces to push for Open Access to research papers.

03 Nov 2010

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US reverses ruling that genes are patentable

In an unexpected change of heart, the US government has reversed its previous and long-held stance that genes can be patented.

03 Nov 2010

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Innovative companies – Going for broke? How to bridge the funding gap for SMEs

Energy Strategy

Beyond the vuvuzelas: How applying science to sport pushes innovation

Belgian presidency fails again to get patent agreement

Sixth Innovation Survey says more than half EU enterprises are innovative

EU opens €9 billion call for low carbon and renewable energy projects

Technology transfer is not the motive for companies collaborating with universities

EU research network upgraded to 100 gbps as it marks tenth birthday

Syntaxin raises £18M in third round to take acromegaly drug into clinic

mtm laboratories raises a further €7M in third round

TSB grant helps Accentus advance technology to market

ETH: Triple victory for spin-outs

Cambridge: £17M grant for Knowledge and Innovation Centre

Stimulating US innovation

Creating a biotech sector

Ten UK organisations join forces on Open Access

US reverses ruling that genes are patentable

Camfridge joins European consortium on energy efficiency

Max Planck Innovation licenses software for analysing metabolites in foodstuffs

Evotec and Apeiron Biologics to collaborate on pain treatments

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