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Drug companies have lost confidence in the UK as a place to do business, according to research by two leading industry bodies.

Financing high-tech start-ups is not getting any easier, but a pioneering UK biotech may have an escape route

Computers have transformed our working lives. Now as they become pervasive elsewhere, leading experts call for an overhaul of research in human–computer interaction.

Researchers at top US universities have gone on the offensive against NIH cuts, saying they will wipe out a generation of junior scientists.

The Lisbon Strategy is working, but global financial instability means Europe needs to redouble its efforts in implementing reforms

Earth observation from space is entering an expansion phase as the private sector chases new commercial opportunities, according to analyst firm Euroconsult.

A new government policy paper puts the emphasis on public procurement, lead markets and a more international approach.

The latest Eurostat data show Europe is not delivering on the Lisbon targets. So what is to be done, asks Bruno van Pottelsberghe from the think tank Bruegel.

Valerie Pécresse, Research and Higher Education minister, reveals her agenda to Science|Business.

DePuy Inc, the company that claims to have pioneered the hip replacement, is to set up an Innovation Centre with backing from the Irish Development Agency.

It may be a cheap imitation of the original vision, but Europe’s answer to MIT goes ahead. Now wait for the wrangling on where to site it.