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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.

Members of the European Parliament have expressed concern about the impact that result-based research funding could have on the quality and nature of research.

The UK Technology Strategy Board has set up the Stratified Medicines Innovation Platform to oversee an investment of over £50 million in personalised medicine.

Norway’s Research Council is celebrating a boost for basic research after years of little or no growth, with a proposed increase of NOK60 million (€7.42 million).