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Following the 2011 establishment of a chair in cereal science at KU Leuven, the US cereals and snacks giant is putting down R&D roots at the Leuven Bio-Incubator.

Even for the most motivated entrepreneurs, it takes huge amounts of time and energy to commercialise leading-edge research. Change is needed to improve the framework for innovation, reducing risks and attracting patient investors

In the five years since it was established, 60 start-ups have made the final of the Science|Business Academic Enterprise Awards. The progress of these alumni throws a spotlight on the effort and dedication needed to make a commercial success of a university spin-out

Design may support widespread use of solar and wind energy

Under GSM – the Global System for Mobile Communications, Europe led the world in 2nd generation mobile telephony. Now, disputes about spectrum use threaten slower connections and could result in fragmentation

A patented breakthrough in lightweight concrete structures – inspired by the human body – has big environmental benefits, cutting consumption of concrete while reducing energy use and CO2 by up to 50 per cent

MEP Andrew Duff argues that it would be a disaster for science – in both the UK and Europe – if Britain left the EU