The University of Bologna is now a partner of the Graphene Flagship Project, one of the most significant European research initiatives. It will collaborate with Italcementi, the world’s fifth largest cement producer, in the Cemphene project to further develop eco-efficient photocatalytic cements.
Cambridge CMOS Sensors, an industry leader in the design and manufacture of environmental sensors, developer of the world’s smallest and lowest power gas sensors for use in applications such as smartphones and wearable devices, has completed a new round of funding.
Horizon 2020 is not only the EU’s biggest, broadest and most ambitious R&D initiative ever, it is the first to prioritise innovation. Now, company culture must respond, boosting the quality, pace and scale of innovation, says Joachim von Heimburg
Poland must break down the silos between academics and industry, to build the trust and infrastructures needed to underpin multilateral collaborations, and enable Polish medical researchers to capitalise on pharma’s thirst for external innovation
Lithuania has set a new research and innovation course - and it’s time to lift anchor, Dainius Pavalkis, Minister for Education and Science tells Science|Business
Spin-outs from four German and two UK universities feature among the nine finalists in the 2014 ACES Awards, along with universities from Denmark, Ireland and Switzerland.
The EU-funded BASTION project aims to build relationships between science and industry and promote the translation of cancer research into new treatments. But a number of obstacles must be removed before true collaboration can flourish
Limpopo local government staff and Venda University are to work with the University of Warwick to develop and share new skills following a grant from the British High Commission.
After eight years as Chalmers president, Karin Markides has informed the board that she will not be standing for a third term. This means she will be relinquishing her position as president and CEO of Chalmers tekniska högskola AB in just over a year’s time, on the 31st of July 2015.
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