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Nordforsk, the funding agency of the Nordic Council of Ministers, has funded the coordination of a network on biomedical imaging.

A new database is designed to boost cooperation between researchers across the European Union and eastern Europe.

The European Parliament gave its formal blessing to the launch of a new pan-European technology institute next year – but insisted that it include “innovation” in the title.

The technology transfer arm of Imperial College London reported rapid growth in its investment portfolio in its first full year as a publicly traded company.

An international agency should be set up to coordinate moves to combat global warming, says John Browne, former chief executive of oil giant BP.

Animal models of human disease are the foundation stone of drug development. Now new data show they routinely overstate how effective drugs are.

The EU has launched a €400 million joint programme with EUREKA countries to finance R&D partnerships with SMEs.

If the UK government truly believes universities are central not only to the economy, but the fabric of society, it must set them free, says Professor Rick Trainor, President of Universities UK.

It may come near the top of international rankings for its innovation performance, but Nokia’s top research manager thinks Denmark still needs to do better.

Systems biology involves a fundamental change in approach to biological research. Is Europe ready to handle it?

National research funding and grant giving bodies should be given more prominence in the European Commission’s plans to create the European Research Area, say research council heads and the European Science Foundation.

Reinhard Grunwald has resigned as Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. The new Secretary General is Dorothee Dzwonnek .

Queen’s University Belfast has launched a scheme to encourage more students to study scientific and technical subjects.

Professor Mike Tyers of Toronto University has been appointed Director of the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance.