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Kenneth Calman is to chair the National Cancer Research Institute, a UK-wide organisation consisting of 20 government and charity and association partners.

Drug companies have lost confidence in the UK as a place to do business, according to research by two leading industry bodies.

Science Foundation Ireland has appointed Dr Paul Dodd as Head of Industry-Research Development.

A new €80 million fund has been set up by the European Commission to boost energy efficiency and renewables and help developing countries combat climate change.

There was an unprecedented number of cybersquatting cases in 2007, according to the latest statistics from the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Financing high-tech start-ups is not getting any easier, but a pioneering UK biotech may have an escape route

Computers have transformed our working lives. Now as they become pervasive elsewhere, leading experts call for an overhaul of research in human–computer interaction.

Small is beautiful: patent applications are continuing to rise, but the European Patent Office is pleased that the number it grants is falling.

Researchers at top US universities have gone on the offensive against NIH cuts, saying they will wipe out a generation of junior scientists.

The Lisbon Strategy is working, but global financial instability means Europe needs to redouble its efforts in implementing reforms

One moment environmental poster child, the next grim reaper. It’s time to draw breath and plan for the appropriate, sustainable use of biofuels, says Science|Business’s Nuala Moran.

Earth observation from space is entering an expansion phase as the private sector chases new commercial opportunities, according to analyst firm Euroconsult.

A common format for filing patent applications to the European, Japanese and US patent offices will be introduced at the beginning of next year.

The European Commission has added the Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld standard to the EU List of Standards, a move it hopes will promote the development of single market for mobile television.