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The 850 UK firms making the largest investment R&D in 2007 grew their R&D by 6 per cent to £21.6 billion in the last year, according to the UK government's 18th annual R&D scoreboard.

The Norwegian government has responded to lobbying from its biotech sector with a package to help the industry, and UK biotech is asking for similar support.

The UK has set up a £27 million Sustainable Bioenergy Centre to carry out research to underpin and develop the sustainable bioenergy sector.

The European Grid Initiative blueprint for the creation of a permanent, pan-European, computing grid has been endorsed by 39 National Grid Initiatives.

London 2012 will leave no lasting innovation legacy unless the UK gets serious about investing in sports science, writes Pete Wrobel.

For ACES winner Andrew Lynn, starting and running a successful business benefits from the essence of being a scientist: question everything and trust your gut.

For the first time in a decade, total R&D funding in the US is forecast to drop, but the decline is expected to prompt more international collaborations and research with dual benefits.

Nursing the global financial system back to health will not be the solution. Let science be the source of the green shoots of recovery, writes Nuala Moran.