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The Helsinki University of Technology is to be reformed, with the current 12 departments being reorganised into four faculties. The change will take effect on 1 January 2008.

Efforts to stem Europe’s scientific brain drain could be undermined by pay, as purchasing power dips below India and the EU–US gap widens further.

Director Leon Sandler talks about how MIT’s Deshpande Center is attracting a combination of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and managers to jump start new ideas in science and technology.

The WHO is looking to patent pools to prevent blocking IP and give earlier access to generics manufacturers as part of a plan to improve healthcare in developing countries.

France Angels, the country’s business angels’ network, has agreed to provide seed funding for the Microsoft start-up programme Idées.

What is the best way for the EU to spend its R&D money? An unusual debate at the European Commission provides insights.

The UK has strengthened its scientific ties with China with the official opening of the Research Councils UK office in Beijing, the first of its type outside Europe.

Specialist units set up by UK Revenue and Customs Departments to encourage SMEs to apply for R&D tax credits made cash payments totalling £150 million in the past year.

Iain Gray, former managing director of Airbus UK, has taken up his post as the first Chief Executive of the government-funded body set up to promote and invest in R&D for technology and innovation.