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December 15th saw the first publication of patient satisfaction rankings in France, with data for 983 hospitals now available online. The ratings are based on the opinions of 56,759 patients who spent more than 48 hours at the facilities.

Health ministers from OECD countries, joined by other seven states, gave the go-ahead to the development of international league tables comparing patient outcomes at a meeting in Paris on 17 January.

The European Commission announced the names of 15 well-known business people who will form a new High Level Group of Innovators to advise on innovation policy. This is the list.

Commissioner Moedas’ plans for a European Innovation Council move a step forward with naming of 15 top investors and entrepreneurs to advise

Despite some warm words on research collaboration, the British prime minister’s uncompromising stance on immigration, and eagerness to escape the EU’s legal remit, threatens UK participation in future EU research programmes

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities publishes recommendations for Horizon 2020 and FP9

Businesses can apply for a share of £1 million to support human-centered design activities that inspire new ideas for products and services.

The competition brings Finnish universities together to solve global problems through their multidisciplinary expertise

DIGITALEUROPE details its opinion on the next Framework programme. It makes the case for the next Framework programme to better attract big business.

The Universities of Applied Sciences for Europe has laid out its key reforms: focussing on improving the experience researchers in applied sciences will have in using the future Framework programme.

Fresh blow for project as EU Space Agency reveals unexplained problems on-board some of the 18 Galileo satellites

International comparisons of patient-reported experience of medical care will enable health systems to pinpoint what works and what does not, cutting waste and adding value

Dow Included in the Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovators List

The UK’s contributions to the Euro club looks set to stop in the next few years, creating a problem for the long-term planning of the EU budget. German MEP Hans-Olaf Henkel considers ways of addressing the practical headache

During five years in office, Martin Schultz has turned the post of president into one of the most influential in the EU. With seven MEPs vying to replace him in the election Science|Business assesses their attitudes to R&D

Newly-elected EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani tells Science|Business where and how the EU should be spending its research cash in the coming years

The way companies and universities work together is changing. A look at Rolls-Royce illustrates the new model

Copyright file making its way through European Parliament should be redrafted to include a broader set of exceptions for R&D, science funding and research bodies say

Brexit, healthcare management, EU R&D planning and other hot-button topics drive expansion of Brussels-based innovation network to more than 50 members from 17 countries