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Planting of genetically modified crops fell in Europe in 2009, as countries elsewhere increased adoption and China approved biotech food crops for the first time.

The European Commission and the European Patent Office (EPO) have agreed a two-year extension to the ip4inno programme.

The UK regional development agency One North East is to investigate the role played by the region’s universities in catalysing economic development.

Sanofi-aventis has signed a research partnership with AVIESAN, the French Life Sciences and Healthcare Alliance.

Nathalie Moll has been appointed Secretary General of the trade association EuropaBio, and will succeed Willy de Greef on 1 April.

Is entrepreneurship innate, or can the requisite skills be taught? Speakers at the Science|Business ACES awards had differing views, writes Michael Kenward.

Intelligent electricity grids are central to EU policies on energy and climate change. So how is the technology shaping up, and who will pay?

The UK’s Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, Pat McFadden, is visiting India to strengthen the scientific ties between the two countries.

The World Gold Council, which is looking for new markets for gold, has published a research paper demonstrating applications of gold nanoparticles.

The European Ombudsman has begun an investigation into how the Commission conducted a study into the use of non-human primates in research.

With traditional forms of lending to SMEs in short supply, the UK's Forum of Private Business says that a move away from bank lending could help many firms.