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Globalisation makes national industrial policies obsolete, the Commission says in a new industrial strategy.

The financial crisis continued to take a bite of R&D investment by Europe’s largest companies in 2009, with investment falling by 2.6 per cent.

A new €60 million biomedical research centre opened in Barcelona earlier this month, after a €15 million philanthropic donation got the project off the ground.

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is to set up a biotechnology laboratory in Chile, its first research centre in South America, following an agreement with the Chilean government.

The UK government has given the go-ahead to £200 million programme to develop technology and innovation centres modelled on Germany’s Fraunhofer Centres.

Europe’s research and technology organisations make an annual economic impact of up to €40 billion, but, says a new report, they are not getting the recognition they deserve.

It's a 10% cut in real terms, but UK science wins the argument over its contribution to economic growth.

The European Commission published a list of what it considers best practice in national policies to promote research and innovation. Tell us how good or bad your government is.

A meeting of scientists and decision makers from around the world should be convened each year to discuss using science to solve Global Challenges, says a new ERAB report.

Formal agreement has been reached for the first tranche of the EIB loan, which will provide £150 million for higher and further education, science parks and incubation centres.