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Tiny sensor within pill signals smartphones when it reaches gut, providing a record for patients and doctors

The closing date for applications is 15 December 2017.

New method for detection of elusive forensic traces

The focus is on developing a quantum computer with much greater computing power than the best supercomputers of today

The main aim of the unit is to provide research to inform policy makers

Manufacturing mussel-based underwater adhesives for healing bone fractures with the help of reprogramed intestinal bacteria / spin-off planned

The European University Association calls for an increased budget for the next EU framework programme, to boost success rates and to reduce the gap between member states

American Chemical Society wins lawsuit against the site, which republishes copyright research without permission from publishers. And in potentially precedent-setting move, the court says internet companies should block access to the free research portal

EU officials are contemplating switching the formula for funding large-scale, multidisciplinary projects, replacing broad-brush flagships with targeted missions. Why spend €1B on brain research, if you could invest the money in a cure for Alzheimer’s? asks Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas  

President of R&D at GlaxoSmithKline, Patrick Vallance, will replace Mark Walport in April 2018

Researchers from KU Leuven and the Francis Crick Institute have pinpointed 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming. Their findings could help develop personalised cancer treatments that target these genes.

The new pan-European initiative ATTRACT will spur breakthrough innovation and fund technological ideas that can change the world

Finnish company Telia initiates a network called 5G Finland to ensure the success of Finland as the fourth industrial revolution picks up speed. The first partners are Nokia and Tekes. 5G Finland is open to all Finnish companies and organizations.

The Commission awards €1M European Capital of Innovation prize to Paris

Researchers studying neurodegenerative disease can now look up cohort studies and make connections through an online database.

The EU wants scientists to find out exactly how environmental factors, including lifestyle and climate change, drive the development of non-communicable disease