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Following criticisms of the first phase in Framework Programme 7, the JTI public-private partnerships are to be remodelled to ensure flexibility whilst increasing transparency

The EU scoreboard, published this week shows the pace of innovation has slowed in almost one fifth of Europe’s regions

Three faculty members earn top honours for their outstanding case writing scholarship combining theory and practise

Researchers at the University of Warwick’s School of Life Sciences have been awarded substantial funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The grants, worth £1.712m to the University, will support cutting-edge research in environmental microbiology, crop evolution and facilities improvement.

By using clinical data and computer models, Chalmers researchers could identify previously unknown mechanisms behind our most common liver disease. The new knowledge will be used to improve both treatment and diagnosis.

Too great a focus on short-term innovation could damage the long-term ability to grow. New policies are needed to encourage longer cycle innovation and local production, says Hiram Samel of Oxford University’s Saїd Business School

"The debates surrounding the sustainability of bioenergy will only grow louder as big urban areas start running out of water."

SMEs to compete for up to €3B under new Horizon 2020 calls

The European Commission confirms that Swiss researchers cannot participate on equal terms in bidding for grants in 2014

Wind turbines can remain productive for up to 25 years, making wind farms a good long-term choice for energy investors, according to new research.

Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre held a special event this week to mark its recent award of AHSC status.

Max Ortiz Catalan has developed a new method for the treatment of phantom limb pain (PLP) after an amputation. The method is based on a unique combination of several technologies, and has been initially tested on a patient who has suffered from severe phantom limb pain for 48 years. A case study shows a drastic reduction of pain.

No matter what the business idea may be, start-up founders all face the same challenge: the lack of a business network. ETH Zurich has now started a Founders Community to foster more interaction between the 350 existing ETH spin-offs.

Telecoms specialist Carlos Salema has been involved in EU science for more than 25 years. In this Q&A he reflects on the advances fostered by previous research and highlights challenges of the €70B Horizon 2020 programme

EPFL start-up OsmoBlue was awarded CHF130,000 by Venture Kick, an investor providing pre-seed capital to spin-offs from Swiss universities. The funding will be used to build a pilot plant to demonstrate the company’s technology for converting low-temperature heat sources into electricity

New approach developed at MIT could generate power from sunlight efficiently and on demand.

The prototype of the unmanned quadcopter, equipped with special sensors designed to locate people caught in avalanches, has been successfully tested a few days ago in the Alps. The drone was developed within the SHERPA project, funded by the European Commission

Teenage boys with symptoms of depression and raised levels of the stress hormone cortisol are up to 14 times more likely to develop major depression than those without these traits, Cambridge researchers have found.