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There’s a lot of money up for grabs in the US to those with the persistence to find the specific part of the innovation stimulus that applies to them.

About a seventh of the $787 billion US economic stimulus package is targeted at innovation, but can it make a difference soon enough?

As his presidency is renewed, José Manuel Barroso says he wants to appoint a chief scientist with a brief to oversee matters scientific across the Commission.

Decisions need to be taken now to shape the European Research Area in 2030. The first in a two part series by John Wood, chair of the European Research Area Board.

The €2 million Innovative Medicines initiative, set up to restore the competitive position of Europe’s pharma sector, has entered its second phase.

Dundee University has launched a dedicated spin-out fund, agreeing a deal with the technology commercialisation firm Frontier IP.

Inserm Transfert has agreed a collaboration with Innate Pharma to allow the French company access to early-stage antibody targets.

At €229 billion, R&D funding in Europe was unchanged from 2006 to 2007, and still has far to go to hit the Lisbon target of 3 per cent of GDP by 2010.

The EU has expanded its support for innovation in response to the economic crisis. But no new funds will flow until 2010.

Entrepreneur Allen McClay has announced the establishment of the McClay Foundation, a charitable trust that is one of the first of its kind in Northern Ireland.

Universities’ quality assurance processes must allow more space for “risk taking and failure”, says the European University Association.

The STERN BioRegion and the Pôle Technologique de Haute-Champagne are joining forces to promote cooperation between companies and research institutes in medical technology.

Wireless Trondheim’s Living Lab project is a perfect example how wireless broadband can be used to stimulate innovation and drive economic growth.