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The open-source software company Red Hat is opening a centre for support and R&D in Serbia, building on a project initiated in 2005 by Belgrade University to create an incubator for new technologies.

One of Ireland’s best known scientific sons has been lured back from his post as Director General of the European Molecular Biology Organisation to take the helm at Science Foundation Ireland.

A Dutch PhD student has found that the Dutch government is failing in five of seven key factors needed for successful innovation in energy.

In 2005, France launched competitive clusters to encourage research universities to support innovation. The same philosophy is driving universities to pool their R&D competencies, restructure – and even merge.

The light and dark blues have found new competitive pursuit that doesn't involve rowing down The Thames, or fighting in the Twickenham mud -- innovation.

Nokia unveils a new strategy in corporate venturing: a “fund of funds” approach with a $100 million bankroll for other technology-fund managers.

For the third year running the countries of north east Asia have upped their patent applications, shifting the international balance in innovation.

The UK government has announced it is investing £8.7 million in an Airbus-led project to develop simulation software for aircraft design.

The first programme in a multinational scheme to generate vaccines needed in the developing world by guaranteeing a market in advance of their development has got under way.

With £125 billion a year to throw around, shouldn't the UK government think "innovation" a bit more when it opens the public purse? NESTA thinks so.

You would think that the launch of Framework 7 would be an opportunity to publicise the virtues of science. On the other hand, if you’re the UK government, maybe not.

Innovation policy needs to be tailored to take account of complexity and prevent neighbouring regions competing for the same resources

We would like to bring you news of the UK launch of Framework Programme 7, but we can’t because the press was not invited to the event. Instead, here’s the media release.

New guidelines for scientists involved in human embryonic stem cell research call for special scrutiny of the work, and specify ethical standards.