Search

The European Commission said it will investigate whether a €96 million aid that France plans to grant Peugeot-Citroën and other partners for the development of a hybrid diesel car is compatible with EC Treaty state aid rules.

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] has announced that Luxembourg has become its 20th member.

Three new Enterprise Capital Funds have been set up as part of the UK government’s efforts to tackle the lack of financial backing available to start-up businesses.

Director Leon Sandler talks about how MIT’s Deshpande Center is attracting a combination of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and managers to jump start new ideas in science and technology.

The WHO is looking to patent pools to prevent blocking IP and give earlier access to generics manufacturers as part of a plan to improve healthcare in developing countries.

France Angels, the country’s business angels’ network, has agreed to provide seed funding for the Microsoft start-up programme Idées.

What is the best way for the EU to spend its R&D money? An unusual debate at the European Commission provides insights.

The UK has strengthened its scientific ties with China with the official opening of the Research Councils UK office in Beijing, the first of its type outside Europe.

Iain Gray, former managing director of Airbus UK, has taken up his post as the first Chief Executive of the government-funded body set up to promote and invest in R&D for technology and innovation.

Consumer products giant Procter and Gamble is applying its knowledge of consumers to the development of new medicines – and wants to share its insights with biotech companies.

Imperial Innovations Group is stepping up the pace of its technology commercialisation drive with a £30 million placing with existing investors.

Researchers using the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, and working with scientists, have become the first to elucidate the structure of a membrane protein, an important advance for drug discovery.

The European Consortium of Innovative Universities this week celebrates its tenth birthday with a conference at the University of Twente.