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The ecosystem is improved, but dedication, commitment and hard work remain the key to success, says Croatian entrepreneur Ivo Spigel, who interviewed 28 of Europe’s most successful entrepreneurs for his book, The European Start-up Revolution

Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences will join forces to form the University of Lithuania

Committee to investigate whether rules help or impede sector, and follows Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempts to muster up support for cutting Brussels red tape

Three global pharmaceutical companies and the technology transfer offices of three world-leading universities – Imperial College London, University College London and the University of Cambridge – have joined forces with a combined £40M to create the Apollo Therapeutics Fund

Lorenz Meier, a doctoral student in computer science at ETH Zurich, created the PX4 software that is already being used to pilot many drones. Now, one of the world’s biggest electronics manufacturers has adopted the software as standard

Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Karolinska Institutet announced the signing of a collaboration agreement that establishes a research centre exploiting the human microbiome. The programme will be fully funded by Ferring Pharmaceuticals and governed by a joint steering committee

At only 3% of total R&D spending, FP7 had a disproportionately positive impact on the economy and on science. However, €20M spent on evaluations was wasteful and there was failure on the gender gap

A new analysis lays bare the extent of the economic divide in EU research, with 85 per cent of funding in FP7 going to research facilities and companies in western Europe

Engineers developing a drill for probing Mars, the Moon and asteroids have created the world’s first portable charger to power up electric cars anywhere, anytime.

Everyone has an opinion on the scope of the EU’s new innovation institute. Some of the best ideas can be found close to home, Christian Ehler MEP tells Science|Business

At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week there is no little excitement – and some fretting – over the rise of smart machines

Men are much more likely to get money to found companies than women. More women are needed in the start-up world and there should be greater financial support to encourage this, say MEPs

Industry, universities and research institutes invited to submit proposals by the summer

Electricity companies across Europe are increasing research budgets and beginning to finance incubators and accelerators, and to invest in innovative start-ups

What is claimed as the world’s largest technology incubator is taking shape in Paris. Its director, Roxanne Varza, says the city is gathering steam as a digital hub and the EU needs to support European start-ups in going global

Among European universities Aalto’s position rises from 59th to 28th in European Research Council rankings

ETH Zurich is preparing up-and-coming researchers for an international career in science and industry. In March 2016, it will launch a career-focused funding mechanism that will allow junior researchers to conduct their own research project early on. Vice President Detlef Günther explains why, in an interview with ETH News

King’s College London has announced that it has recently entered into an exclusive license agreement with Pfizer Inc. for the development of a series of adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy vectors

Imperial Innovations and the European Investment Fund are each to put £24.75M into the University College London fund UK, which will be managed by the VC firm Albion Ventures