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Who’s going to rescue the lab that’s come up with a smart, commercially viable invention, or a start-up looking for second stage financing?

Should European governments favour open source software when they hold tenders for public contracts? Economists and policy makers appear to think so.

Rather than duplicate efforts, member states should identify priority areas where Europe can compete globally, says the Commission.

Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre is to coordinate an EU project on methods for producing pharmaceutical compounds in plant cells.

Unilever opened a centre of excellence for Assembled Foods, a global development centre for products such as ready meals, salads, snacks and bakery goods.

For the first time small companies will be able to use European Investment Bank (EIB) loans to help mitigate the effects of the current credit crisis.

Universities are viewed as crucial national assets. But their real value is not in fostering innovation and economic development but in teaching us how to think, according to a new report.