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New Guidelines acknowledge difficulties around examining computer-implemented inventions, and are also important for new technologies with developing terminologies, where it may be hard to describe an invention in words

Therapies based on human embryonic stem cells should not be granted patents, according to the latest opinion from the Court of Justice of the European Union. If confirmed, this will have a major impact on stem cell research in Europe and on the European life sciences industry as a whole

The recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union that DNA patents are not infringed if the DNA in question is not functional, may make it harder for companies to enforce such patents

Memo to governments: Energy research is different than that in other sectors – longer term, more costly, higher hurdles to market.

New measures are needed for Europe meets its 2020 target of a 20 per cent improvement in energy efficiency. Building intelligence into the electricity grid is one concrete way to achieve this

The funding will support the development of safety and technical standards for switching batteries in and out of cars quickly and safely

The UK government announced what it says is the largest ever funding package for translational medicine of up to £775 million over 5 years.

The European Commission and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have formalised their intention to maintain and further develop their cooperation.

Clinical research has greater societal impact over a 15-20 year timescale, while basic research has greater academic impact, according to a new study

The European aerospace group EADS has agreed to collaborate with a new aerospace research centre, which is due to be built near Moscow.

Scheme will give companies access to finance for low carbon equipment

As the second tranche of projects in the €2 billion Innovative Medicines Initiative was announced this week, a quick stock take of progress to date hints at what this wide-ranging collaboration could deliver

The European Court of Justice has thrown a huge spanner into the plans for a single Court to deal with patent disputes, saying it is incompatible with EU law