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Leading researchers seeking to stave off modern plagues are making progress in understanding the mechanisms of diseases such as influenza and anthrax.

As France goes to elect a new president, the leading engineering schools constituting ParisTech have obtained their first official recognition by the French government.

A report published by the European Science Foundation has showcased a number of options for peer review that could lead to a greater openness to innovative research.

The United States has long set the global standard as the model for innovation and entrepreneurship. But a new report by the venerable Kauffman Foundation says the cracks are showing.

The United Arab Emirates are leading a Gulf spending spree to invest their oil billions in science and technology – and Western universities are counting the rewards.

As if the people responsible for innovation in a business don't have enough to worry about. The academics have come up with another concept for them to grasp.

It is time to drop euphemisms like DNA medicines and gene-based medicines. Gene therapy, says Nuala Moran, has made it through to the commercial mainstream.

The European Commission has launched a grass-roots political campaign to get more money, planning and flexibility for R&D.