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2012 has arrived with little prospect of economic revival. New start-ups must be better prepared than ever if they are to succeed

As China becomes a major generator of intellectual property, so it is becoming more committed to protecting IP and enforcing the law

A gathering of ‘innovation’ experts at an EU conference highlights the political importance of innovation. But what is it?

The European Commission has released its official proposal for Horizon 2020, the EU’s new research funding scheme. Science|Business presents a roundup of first reactions from the European capital.

Investments in ehealth can pay off for patients and healthcare administrators, as a growing number of systems across Europe testify. Now is not the time to cut back on investment

Entrepreneurship is the route to growth and job creation. But don’t try and kid Europe’s unemployed youth they can all be entrepreneurs.

ARTEMIS has shown it is possible to take a broadly-applicable technology and develop it to meet the needs of different industries and different countries. There are lessons here for other cross-industry initiatives

There’s plenty of (empirical) evidence to justify specific measures to put women scientists on an equal footing with their male counterparts. A Gender Summit next week must make an unambiguous call for Horizon 2020 to embrace this view

Renewable energy is the basis of the third industrial revolution, not an expensive luxury we can’t afford in hard times

Who decides what researchers should study with EU funding? An odd policy debate highlights a key issue in the EU’s €82 billion plan