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Boston Scientific, a specialist in medical devices for minimally invasive surgical procedures, is to invest €50 million in R&D at its facility in Galway, Ireland.

Bosch, DuPont and Xerox Corporation have joined a business-inspired movement to put environmentally important IP into the public domain.

The Commission this week published a new guide to help users of European research, innovation and cohesion funding – the “Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation”.

The EU has launched a “no holds barred” review of its ICT research and innovation strategy. But critics warn diverting R&D spending to problem areas such as energy and health will hold back ICT’s wider potential.

Financial incentives have attracted the Max Planck Society and an MIT lab to Florida. But can clusters be built on money alone?

A new report from Nesta shows that private money now accounts for only 43 per cent of early stage investments in the UK, leaving public funds to prop up innovation.

Three European cancer centres are joining forces to develop and implement innovative treatments and reduce treatment related side effects.

Spanning a national boundary, Medicon Valley’s issues with joint funding and differing tax regimes are a microcosm of the larger European problem. Part 4 of our series on clusters.