In April 2011 the European Commission tried to revive moves to create a way for people damaged as a result of antitrust violations to obtain redress. Businesses with international interests are advised to plan now on how to deal with this very significant new development
Accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of mental illness is a huge unmet medical need. Sabine Bahn was presented with an ACES award at a ceremony at ETH Zurich in February, in recognition of her work in developing blood tests
UK network is designed to stimulate innovation in the Information and Communications Technology sector and will publish a report on the Future of the Internet
The Commission is currently wading through more than 2,000 responses to its proposals for the next Framework R&D programme, due to run from 2014 - 2020. With a proposed budget of at least €140 billion there is much to fight for
A global culture is developing on the Internet. As a consequence, Internet users of all ages and social class now share values with each other that they don’t share with their fellow (offline) citizens.
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee says a root and branch change in attitude is needed to position public procurement as a tool to drive innovation
Under pressure from the EU Court of Justice, the Commission issued proposals scaling back ambitions for the single patent court, while Spain and Italy launched a legal appeal
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