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Boston Scientific, a specialist in medical devices for minimally invasive surgical procedures, is to invest €50 million in R&D at its facility in Galway, Ireland.

Bosch, DuPont and Xerox Corporation have joined a business-inspired movement to put environmentally important IP into the public domain.

Research in Motion, the company behind BlackBerry wireless devices, officially opened its new R&D facility in Bochum, Germany, yesterday.

The Commission this week published a new guide to help users of European research, innovation and cohesion funding – the “Practical Guide to EU funding opportunities for Research and Innovation”.

One year after a new law gave French universities autonomy, progress has been made – but they still lack the means to compete in the global war for talent.

The EU has launched a “no holds barred” review of its ICT research and innovation strategy. But critics warn diverting R&D spending to problem areas such as energy and health will hold back ICT’s wider potential.

The notion that resources should be shifted from physics to climate change research is wrong-headed, says Professor David Wark in his address to the British Association Festival of Science.