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Setting up large teams to study the “known unknowns” of science leaves no room for the unexpected, says Sir Alec Jeffreys, the discoverer of genetic fingerprinting.

The EU has expanded its support for innovation in response to the economic crisis. But no new funds will flow until 2010.

A mandatory reporting system for nano-enabled products in commercial use across the US and EU is essential to managing the risks of nanomaterials, says a report.

Direct-to-consumer genetic tests need to come under internationally accepted guidelines, says the UK Human Genetics Commission.

Entrepreneur Allen McClay has announced the establishment of the McClay Foundation, a charitable trust that is one of the first of its kind in Northern Ireland.

Universities’ quality assurance processes must allow more space for “risk taking and failure”, says the European University Association.

The STERN BioRegion and the Pôle Technologique de Haute-Champagne are joining forces to promote cooperation between companies and research institutes in medical technology.