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In an exclusive interview, EU Commissioner Jan Figel talks to Science|Business about the EU's efforts to build links between academia and industry.

An across-government group overseeing nanotechnologies in the UK has made a number of pledges to ensure the responsible development of the field.

When Eleanor Taylor joined Scottish Enterprise in 1999, she set about turning an £11 million fund into the £79 million Proof of Concept funding and support programme that it is today.

The financial crisis has quashed hopes of an increase in the Framework Programme 7 budget. Now the focus is on making it work better.

An internet video portal on the R&D Excellence Initiative has been launched by the German Research Foundation to give a flavour of its top-level research.

The Norwegian government has responded to lobbying from its biotech sector with a package to help the industry, and UK biotech is asking for similar support.

The UK has set up a £27 million Sustainable Bioenergy Centre to carry out research to underpin and develop the sustainable bioenergy sector.

London 2012 will leave no lasting innovation legacy unless the UK gets serious about investing in sports science, writes Pete Wrobel.

For ACES winner Andrew Lynn, starting and running a successful business benefits from the essence of being a scientist: question everything and trust your gut.

For the first time in a decade, total R&D funding in the US is forecast to drop, but the decline is expected to prompt more international collaborations and research with dual benefits.

Nursing the global financial system back to health will not be the solution. Let science be the source of the green shoots of recovery, writes Nuala Moran.

The latest Innovation Scoreboard shows Europe is far short of its 2010 target of boosting R&D spending to 3 per cent of GDP.