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French and Belgian researchers have genetically modified strains of the bacteria as treatments for human gastrointestinal disorderse – and are keen to form licensing and partnering deals to take this research forward.

BASF adds to its academic collaborations with financial backing from the local authorities.

A greener lifestyle is not inimical to economic growth, says the author of a new report on how green initiatives are triggers for innovation.

The first outline of how the proposed European Research Council will try to stem the brain drain of Europe’s best young researchers has been sketched in by its governing body.

The European Commission is hinting that some progress has been made towards forging a single Community-wide patent - a wish by politicians across the continent for over three decades.

Israel researchers have developed a drug testing system that allows “human” trials to be carried out on laboratory animals. They are now opening talks with pharmaceutical companies .

The European Research Council, the EU's new plaything, is looking for a Secretary General.

Bath University is looking for partners or investors to take forwards a protoype fuel-efficient runaround vehicle – part micro-car, part motorcycle.

A new high-accuracy low-cost infusion pump has attracted £250,000 funding from The Capital Fund, a £50 million venture capital fund that invests in fast-growth companies in Greater London.

A new high-speed electronic network is set to transform collaboration between 45 million researchers and students in Europe and China when it goes live later this year.

The Nowgen Centre, a new purpose-built facility for the North West Genetics Knowledge Park, has opened in Manchester, UK.

The UK government has moved to promote the wider adoption of non-fossil fuels with a new action plan to unlock the potential for renewable energy in biomass.

EBI Food Safety claims it is taking a quantum leap in the fight against bacteria with the establishment of the first west European facility for industrial-scale production of bacteriophages.

What's hot for for 2006? Spin-outs and carve-outs, says senior Atlas Venture partner Christopher Spray in an interview for Science|Business

A Danish biopharmaceutical company and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, have set up the MicroRNA Research Consortium, with funding from the Danish Advanced Technology Foundation.

Some large wave and tidal projects are now coming to fruition, but they will need to secure a premium price for the electricity they generate.

The review of intellectual property rights in the UK have created some strange allies.

Searching for the best tax incentives in European R&D? Then look no further than the Science|Business guide to this popular - though by no means universal - stimulant.

Spend more on basic research - that's one of the prescriptions for Europe offered by Jim Goodnight, founder and CEO of SAS, one of the world's largest privately held software companies.

Inexpensive, fun applications can make a big splash in the consumer robotics market, but investors are waiting for a new 'killer app' before putting their money on the table.