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2012 has arrived with little prospect of economic revival. New start-ups must be better prepared than ever if they are to succeed

Research costs are up 47% - and a new EU study analyses why

Cloud computing has become a standard way of working online – and a Science|Business seminar in the European Parliament looked at the impact on small companies

Entrepreneurs from the United Kingdom gained the most nominations at this year’s Academic Enterprise Awards. Three UK spin-outs are among the top 12 chosen to go through to final awards in Brussels on 21 February, 2012.

As China becomes a major generator of intellectual property, so it is becoming more committed to protecting IP and enforcing the law

The UK may have used its veto on treaty change, but it will support increased spending on R&D from 2014 – 2020, as proposed in Horizon 2020. Cutting agriculture subsidies could pay for this, Business Minister Vince Cable tells Science|Business

A Finnish liquid biofuels project has started a researcher exchange with the American Energy Biosciences Institute.

Scottish biologist Anne Glover, named EU Chief Scientific Advisor, will face major challenges to be a ‘voice of science’ in Brussels

A gathering of ‘innovation’ experts at an EU conference highlights the political importance of innovation. But what is it?